Sample Registration System Report 2021: Decline in MMR &IMR in India

Q: Q1. What was India's Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) as per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021?

Answer: 27 per 1000 live births

Q: Q2. What was India's Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) as per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021?

Answer: 93 per lakh live births

Q: Q3. What was India's Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) as per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021?

Answer: 19 per 1000 live births

Q: Q4. What was India's Under-Five Mortality Rate as per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021?

Answer: 31 per 1000 live births

Q: Q5. What was India's Sex Ratio at Birth as per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021?

Answer: 913 per thousand male children

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Updated: 10 May 2025

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Sample Registration System Report 2021: Decline in MMR &IMR in India

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The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), and Child Mortality Rate (CMR) have registered a significant decline in the country. The latest data ets The Registrar General of India released the latest figures in its Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021, released on 7th May 2025.

The latest SRS report covers the 2019-2021 period.

Highlights of the SRS Report 2021

The following are the highlights of the SRS Report 2021.

Indicators	2014-16	2019–21
Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)	130 per lakh live births	93 per lakh live births
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)	39 per 1000 live births	27 per 1000 live births
Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR)	26 per 1000 live births	19 per 1000 live births
Under-Five Mortality Rate	45 per 1000 live births	31 per 1000 live births
Sex Ratio at Birth	899 per thousand male children	913 per thousand male children
Total Fertility Rate	2.3	2.0

SDG Goal and its status in India

The United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 to achieve a poverty, hunger, and disease-free world.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development consists of 17 SDGs to be achieved by 2030.

Target for

MMR -70
Under 5 Mortality Target - 25
Neonatal Mortality Target -12
IMR- No target set in SDG

Achievements of States

Eight States have attained the SDG target of MMR: Kerala (20), Maharashtra (38), Telangana (45), Andhra Pradesh (46), Tamil Nadu (49), Jharkhand (51), Gujarat (53), Karnataka (63).
Twelve States/Union Territories have attained the SDG target of Under 5 Mortality: Kerala (8), Delhi (14), Tamil Nadu (14), Jammu & Kashmir (16), Maharashtra (16), West Bengal (20), Karnataka (21), Punjab (22), Telangana (22), Himachal Pradesh (23), Andhra Pradesh (24), and Gujarat (24).
Six States/Union Territories have attained the SDG target of Neonatal Mortality: Kerala (4), Delhi (8), Tamil Nadu (9), Maharashtra (11), Jammu & Kashmir (12) and Himachal Pradesh (12).

Definition

Total Fertility Rate (TFR): This refers to the average number of children a woman can have during her reproductive life cycle.
Neonatal Mortality Rate(NMR): Neonatal mortality rate refers to the number of deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1000 live births in a given year.
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): Infant Mortality Rate refers to the deaths of children below the age of one year, per 1000 live births in a given year
Under 5 Mortality Rate: It is defined as the probability of a child dying between birth and exactly 5 years of age, and it is expressed in per 1,000 lives.