Vital Rates
Years
1971 1976 1981 1986
1991*
1993*
1994*
1995*
1996*P
1997*P Birth Rate
Rural
38.9
35.8
35.6
34.2
30.9
30.4
30.4
30.0
29.3
28.9
Urban
30.1
28.4
27.0
27.1
24.3
23.7
23.1
22.7
21.6
21.5
Combined
36.9
34.4
33.9
32.6
29.5
28.7
28.7
28.3
27.5
27.2Death Rate
Rural
16.4
16.3
13.7
12.2
10.6
10.6
10.1
9.8
9.7
9.6
Urban
9.7
9.5
7.8
7.6
7.1
5.8
6.7
6.6
6.5
6.5
Combined
14.9
15.0
12.5
11.1
9.8
9.3
9.3
9.0
9.0
8.9Natural Growth
Rate Rural
22.5
19.5
21.9
22.0
20.3
19.8
20.4
20.2
19.6
19.2
Urban
20.4
18.9
19.2
19.5
17.2
17.9
16.4
16.1
15.1
15.0
Combined
22.0
19.4
21.4
21.5
19.7
19.4
19.4
19.3
18.5
18.3Total Fertility Rate
Rural
5.4
5.0
4.8
4.5
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.9
NA
NA
Urban
4.1
3.6
3.3
3.1
2.7
2.8
2.7
2.6
NA
NA
Combined
5.2
4.7
4.5
4.2
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.5
NA
NAInfant Mortality Rate
Rural
138
139
119
105
87
82
80
80
77
77
Urban
82
80
62
62
53
45
52
48
46
45
Combined
129
129
110
96
80
74
74
74
72
71
* - Excludes Jammu & Kashmir. For 1995 excludes Mizoram also P - Provisional NA - Not Available