Record2020Maternal and child

Uttarakhand: under-five mortality rate of 26 per 1,000 live births in 2020 is the lowest in the series, which begins 2014.

ImprovingStrength 0.5 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST

What happened

2020: 26
series start 2014: –

2014

2015

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 under-five 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 under-five mortality rate in Uttarakhand

The underlying data

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

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
2020	26	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-STATISTICAL REPORT 2020	Statistical Report 2020, Statement 53, p.186, row "Uttarakhand", column Total 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 under-five mortality rate is measured

More signals for under-five mortality rate in Uttarakhand

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, Uttarakhand: under-five mortality rate of 26 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/under-five-mortality-rate--uttarakhand--2020--record