Recently, the annual report on Vital Statistics based on 2020 Civil Registration System (CRS) report was released by the Registrar General of India.
Data related to Sex Ratio
- Ladakh recorded the highest sex ratio at birth in the country in 2020, followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tripura and Kerala.
- Highest Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) based on registered events has been reported by Ladakh (1,104) followed by Arunachal Pradesh (1,011), A&N Islands (984), Tripura (974), and Kerala (969). Sex ratio at birth is the number of females per thousand males.
- The lowest sex ratio was reported by Manipur (880), followed by Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (898), Gujarat (909), Haryana (916) and Madhya Pradesh (921).
Death registrations
- According to CRS, death registration has increased by 4.75 lakh in the year 2020 as compared to 2019.
- There was an increase of 4.87 lakh and 6.90 lakh in death registrations in the year 2018 and 2019 respectively.
- The number of registered deaths has increased from 76.4 lakhs in 2019 to 81.2 lakhs in 2020.
- Out of the total registered deaths, the share of males and females is 60.2 per cent and 39.8 per cent.
- Bihar saw the maximum increase in the death rate with 18.3 per cent. Manipur saw a -25.4 per cent decrease in the death rate.
Birth rate
- The country registered a 73.7 per cent birth rate. The number of registered births has decreased to 2.42 crores in 2020 from 2.48 crores in 2019.
- Out of the total registered births, the share of males and females is 52.0 per cent and 48.0 per cent respectively.
- Lakshadweep recorded the maximum change in the birth rate of 14.3 per cent.
About Civil Registration System (CRS)
- Civil Registration System (CRS) is a universal, continuous, compulsory and permanent recording of birth, death and stillbirth.
- The registration of birth and death is mandatory under the the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
- The Chief Registrar is mandated to publish a statistical report on the registered births and deaths during the year.
- The RGI is empowered under Section 3(3) of the 1969 Act to take steps to coordinate and unify the activities of the Chief Registrars of births and deaths of all States.
- Registration of birth is a right of every child and is the first step towards establishing her/his legal identity.
- It is compulsory to report births and deaths to the Registrar of Births and Deaths under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (Act No. 18 of 1969).
- Births and deaths are registered only at the place of their occurrence.
- The registration of births and deaths in the country is done by the functionaries appointed by the state governments.
- In case of Birth and Death, Citizen should inform about the event within 21 days to the registrar of their jurisdiction.
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