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.