Record2019Maternal and child

Kerala: infant mortality rate of 6 per 1,000 live births in 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.

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What happened

2019: 6
series start 2014: –

2014

2015

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2019

Why it matters

A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.

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

Historical context

5 consecutive earlier years were higher.

Full history of infant mortality rate in Kerala

The underlying data

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

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
2019	6	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2019 VOLUME 54-I	Bulletin 2019, Table 1, p.4, row "Kerala", column IMR Total

Source and method

Publisher: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Release: SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2019 VOLUME 54-IArchived file Original URLFirst seen 3 Oct 2026
Method: How a record signal is computedHow infant mortality rate is measured

More signals for infant mortality rate in Kerala

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, Kerala: infant mortality rate of 6 per 1,000 live births in 2019 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2019 VOLUME 54-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/infant-mortality-rate--kerala--2019--record