Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

Catalog Sources World Development Indicators

State-wise number of women receiving post partum check-up within 48 hours after delivery - 2009-10 to 2012-13

The data is sourced from HMIS portal (Status as on 24th Sept- 2013);* Figures are provisional;NA- not reported/not available/Nil.
Released Under National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP)

State-wise number of newborns weighed at Birth- 2009-10 to 2012-13
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The data is sourced from HMIS portal (Status as on 24th Sept- 2013);* Figures are provisional;NA- not reported/not available/Nil.
Released Under National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP)

State-wise number of newborns having weight less than 2.5 Kgs- 2009-10 to 2012-13
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The data is sourced from HMIS portal (Status as on 24th Sept- 2013);* Figures are provisional;NA- not reported/not available/Nil.
Released Under National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP)