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Government reportfor2023reveals decline in birth registrations&rise in mortality figures
The Statesman Siliguri
|October 17, 2025
WHILE THE DECLINE IS MODEST, IT MARKS THE THIRD SUCH INSTANCE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WITH PREVIOUS DECLINES NOTED IN 2020 AND 2021. THIS TREND SUGGESTS A FALLING BIRTH RATE ALONGSIDE A RISING DEATH RATE.
India recorded a decline in birth registrations in 2023, with over 200,000 fewer entries compared to 2022 ~ representing a drop of nearly one per cent, according to data from the Civil Registration System (CRS).
While the decline is modest, it marks the third such instance in the past five years, with previous declines noted in 2020 and 2021.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition October 17, 2025 de The Statesman Siliguri.
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