Deaths in India remain above pre-Covid rate, fertility rate below replacement: SRS report
India's crude death rate remains above pre-Covid levels, according to the latest Sample Registration System report. The total fertility rate has stayed below the replacement level for the fifth consecutive year. While the birth rate has slightly declined, the number of deaths per thousand population has not returned to pre-pandemic figures.
- ▪The crude death rate in India is 6.4, higher than the pre-pandemic level of 6.
- ▪The total fertility rate has remained flat at 1.9, below the replacement level of 2.1 for five years.
- ▪Infant mortality rate has declined from 25 in 2023 to 24 in 2024.
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Deaths in India remain above pre-Covid rate, fertility rate below replacement: SRS reportThe somewhat worrying trend in the crude death rate is that it remains above the level of 6 seen in 2019 and 2020.Updated on: May 22, 2026 6:31 AM ISTBy Abhishek JhaShare viaCopy link A death rate still higher than pre-pandemic levels and a total fertility rate below the replacement level for the fifth straight year were some of the highlights of the Sample Registration System (SRS) reports for 2024, released Thursday by the Office of the Registrar General of India (ORGI) that works under the ministry of home affairs.
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