Record2020Maternal and child

Andhra Pradesh: neonatal mortality rate of 17 per 1,000 live births in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.

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What happened

2020: 17
series start 2014: –

2014

2015

2016

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

Historical context

6 consecutive earlier years were higher. It extends a run of new lowests that began earlier.

Full history of neonatal mortality rate in Andhra Pradesh

The underlying data

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

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
2020	17	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-STATISTICAL REPORT 2020	Statistical Report 2020, Statement 48, p.169, row "Andhra Pradesh", column Neo-natal Mortality Rate Total

Source and method

Publisher: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Release: SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-STATISTICAL REPORT 2020Archived file Original URLFirst seen 3 Oct 2026
Method: How a record signal is computedHow neonatal mortality rate is measured

More signals for neonatal mortality rate in Andhra Pradesh

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, Andhra Pradesh: neonatal mortality rate of 17 per 1,000 live births in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-STATISTICAL REPORT 2020. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/neonatal-mortality-rate--andhra-pradesh--2020--record