About SRS
The Sample Registration System (SRS) provides reliable annual estimates of Infant mortality rate, birth rate, death rate and other fertility & mortality indicators at the national and sub- national levels. It is a large-scale demographic survey conducted every year by Office of the Registrar General, India in all States/Union Territories.
Abstract
This Bulletin presents the estimates of Birth Rate, Death Rate, Natural Growth Rate and Infant
Mortality Rate (IMR) for the year 2020 for India and its States/Union Territories. The ‘Bigger States/Union Territories’ in this Bulletin are those having population more than 10 million as per Census 2011.
In 2020, the birth rate for the country has been estimated at 19.5, whereas the death rate has been estimated at 6.0. The estimate of Infant Mortality Rate for the year 2020 is 28 infant deaths per thousand live births.
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