• The Directorate of Economics and Statistics and Office of the Chief Registrar (Births and Deaths), Government of Delhi released the vital statistics report named Annual report on the “Registration of Births and Deaths in the National Capital Territory of Delhi for the year 2023” in August 2024.

• The vital statistics findings are as follows:

1. Birth rate has increased from 14.24 in 2022 to 14.66 per 1000 population in 2023.

2. Death rate has also increased to 6.16 in 2023 from 6.07 per 1000 population.

3. Infant Mortality Rate has decreased from 23.82 to 23.61 per 1000  live births in 2023 as compared to 2022.

4. Maternal Mortality Ratio has decreased from 0.49 to 0.45 per 1000 live births in 2023.

5. Sex ratio of Delhi has decreased from 929 in 2022 to 922 per thousand males in 2023.

6. Of the total registered births 52.02% were males, 47.96% were females while 0.02% were transgender/ambiguous.

7. 95.58% of the births were institutional.

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