The report is compiled by the Registrar General of India (RGI), Ministry of Home Affairs.
Key highlights of the report
- Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB): (excluding Sikkim) was 928 females per 1000 males.
- Highest - Arunachal Pradesh(1,085)
- Lowest - Jharkhand(899)
- Share of institutional Deaths and Births (excluding Sikkim)- 74.7% and 24%.
- Births: Number of registered births decreased by 0.9% from 2022.
- Level of Registration of Births (LoR)- 98.4%
- Births registered in urban areas was higher than in rural areas.
- Deaths: Number of registered deaths increased by 0.1% from 2022
- Level of Registration of Deaths (LoR)- 97.2%
- Deaths registered in rural areas was higher in urban areas.
- Infant deaths increased from 2022
- 21 and 19 States/UTs have achieved 100% level of registration of births and deaths respectively.
- Birth and death registrations for males was higher than females in both rural and urban areas.
About CRS
- It is a unified process for recording of vital events eg. births, deaths, and still births but not marriages and divorce.
- Under the Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969 it is compulsory to report births and deaths to Registrar.
- 2023 Amendment enabled digital registration , creation of national and state databases etc.
