Change on previous period2023Population health
West Bengal's crude death rate fell to 5.7 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 6.3 in 2022 (−9.5%).
What happened
- 2023
- 5.7
- 2022
- 6.3
- Change
- −0.6
- Change, per cent
- −9.5%
Why it matters
Annual and multi-year figures move slowly. A step this size is compared with how far the same series usually moves from one period to the next, so an ordinary year does not read as news.
For crude death rate, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.
Historical context
Typical year-to-year movement over the previous 7 steps: 0.2.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.7 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2023 VOLUME 58-I | Bulletin 2023, Table 1, p.4, row "West Bengal", column Death Rate Total |
| 2022 | 6.3 | SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2022 VOLUME 57-I | Bulletin 2022, Table 1, p.4, row "West Bengal", column Death Rate Total |
Source and method
More signals for crude death rate in West Bengal
- West Bengal's crude death rate rose to 5.8 per 1,000 population in 2024, from 5.7 in 2023 (+1.8%).
- West Bengal's crude death rate fell to 6.3 per 1,000 population in 2022, from 6.8 in 2021 (−7.4%).
- West Bengal's crude death rate rose to 6.8 per 1,000 population in 2021, from 5.5 in 2020 (+24%).
- West Bengal: crude death rate of 6.8 per 1,000 population in 2021 is the highest in the series, which begins 2014.
- West Bengal's crude death rate rose to 5.5 per 1,000 population in 2020, from 5.3 in 2019 (+3.8%).
- West Bengal: crude death rate of 5.3 per 1,000 population in 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal's crude death rate fell to 5.7 per 1,000 population in 2023, from 6.3 in 2022 (−9.5%). Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2023 VOLUME 58-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/death-rate--west-bengal--2023--period_change
See also West Bengal and 5.7 per 1,000 population in context.