Estimated birth rate, death rate and infant mortality rate for West Bengal and India: 1980-2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birth Rate

Death Rate

Infant mortality Rate

Year

West Bengal

India

West Bengal

India

West Bengal

India

1980

31.7

33.7

10.9

12.6

N.A.

114

1981

33.2

33.9

11.0

12.5

91

110

1982

32.3

33.8

10.4

11.9

86

105

1983

32.0

33.7

10.3

11.9

84

105

1984

30.4

33.9

10.7

12.6

82

104

1985

29.4

32.9

9.6

11.8

74

97

1986

29.7

32.6

8.8

11.1

71

96

1987

30.7

32.2

8.8

10.9

71

95

1988

28.4

31.5

8.4

11.0

69

94

1989

27.2

30.6

8.8

10.3

77

91

1990

28.2

30.2

8.4

9.7

63

80

1991

27.0

29.5

8.3

9.8

71

80

1992

24.8

29.2

8.4

10.1

65

79

1993

25.7

28.7

7.4

9.3

58

74

1994

25.2

28.7

8.3

9.3

62

74

1995

23.6

28.3

7.9

9.0

58

74

1996

22.8

27.5

7.8

9.0

55

72

1997

22.4

27.2

7.7

8.9

55

71

1998

21.3

26.5

7.5

9.0

53

72

1999

20.7

26.1

7.1

8.7

52

70

2000

20.7

25.8

7.0

8.5

51

68

2001

20.6

25.4

7.0

8.4

51

66

2002

20.5

25.0

6.7

8.1

49

63

 

Source: Sample Registration System

 

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