Change on previous period2018Maternal and child

Bihar's infant mortality rate fell to 32 per 1,000 live births in 2018, from 35 in 2017 (−8.6%).

ImprovingStrength 0.9 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST

What happened

2018: 32
2017: 35
Change: −3
Change, per cent: −8.6%

2014

2015

2016

2017

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 infant mortality rate, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.

Historical context

Typical year-to-year movement over the previous 3 steps: 3.

Full history of infant mortality rate in Bihar

The underlying data

The stored observations this signal was computed from. Each opens its release.

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
2018	32	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2018 VOLUME 53-I	Bulletin 2018, Table 1, p.4, row "Bihar", column IMR Total
2017	35	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2017 VOLUME 52-I	Bulletin 2017, Table 1, p.4, row "Bihar", column IMR Total

Source and method

Publisher: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Release: SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2018 VOLUME 53-IArchived file Original URLFirst seen 3 Oct 2026
Method: How a change on previous period signal is computedHow infant mortality rate is measured

More signals for infant mortality rate in Bihar

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, Bihar's infant mortality rate fell to 32 per 1,000 live births in 2018, from 35 in 2017 (−8.6%). Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2018 VOLUME 53-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/infant-mortality-rate--bihar--2018--period_change