Change on previous period2023Maternal and child

West Bengal's infant mortality rate was unchanged at 17 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

UnchangedStrength 0 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST

What happened

2023: 17
2022: 17
Change: ±0
Change, per cent: ±0%

2014

2016

2018

2019

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 neither better nor worse.

Historical context

Typical year-to-year movement over the previous 7 steps: 1.

Full history of infant mortality rate in West Bengal

The underlying data

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

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
2023	17	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2023 VOLUME 58-I	Bulletin 2023, Table 1, p.4, row "West Bengal", column IMR Total
2022	17	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2022 VOLUME 57-I	Bulletin 2022, Table 1, p.4, row "West Bengal", column IMR Total

Source and method

Publisher: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Release: SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2023 VOLUME 58-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 West Bengal

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, West Bengal's infant mortality rate was unchanged at 17 per 1,000 live births in 2023. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2023 VOLUME 58-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/infant-mortality-rate--west-bengal--2023--period_change