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Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021 Released

Posted 12 May 2025

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SRS is a large-scale demographic survey conducted every year by the Office of the Registrar General of India in all States and Union Territories.

Key findings of the Report

  • Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR): Declined from 130 per lakh live births in 2014–16 to 93 in 2019–21. (SDG 2030 target is <=70 )
  • Child Mortality
    • Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR): Declined from 26 in 2014 to 19 in 2021. (SDG 2030 target is <=12 )
    • Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): Declined from 39 in 2014 to 27 in 2021.
    • Under-Five Mortality Rate (U5MR): Declined from 45 in 2014 to 31 in 2021. (SDG 2030 target is <=25 )
  • Sex Ratio at Birth: Improved from 899 in 2014 to 913 in 2021.
  • Total Fertility Rate (TFR): 2.0 in 2021 (2.3 in 2014)
    • Bihar reported the highest TFR at 3.0. 
  • Life-expectancy at birth: 69.8 years (for period 2017-21), registering a decline of 0.2 years from 2016-20. 
    • Life expectancy for males has been estimated at 68.2 years and that for females, at 71.6 years.
  • Other: Proportion of the economically active population between 15-59 years has reached to 66.2%

Definition of Key Indicators 

  • MMR: Number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100 000 live births during the same time period.
  • IMR:  Number of infants deaths from birth to the 1 year old per 1,000 live births. 
  • NMR: Number of neonatal deaths that from birth to 29 days per 1,000 live births.
  • U5MR:  Number of deaths of children under 5 years of age per 1,000 live births. 
  • TFR: Average number of children a woman would have at the end of their reproductive period.
  • Tags :
  • Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)
  • Registrar General of India
  • Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
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