| India
at a Glance |
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| Travellers'
Paradise |
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| Indians
in Limelight |
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| Humour
Corner |
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A Profile ofVital Statictics: Urban and
Rural
Year |
Rural |
Urban |
Combined |
| Birth rate (per
1,000 pupulation) |
| 1971 |
38.9 |
30.1 |
36.9 |
| 1981 |
35.6 |
27.0 |
33.9 |
| 1990 |
31.7 |
24.7 |
30.2 |
| 1991 |
30.9 |
24.3 |
29.5 |
| 1992 |
30.9 |
23.1 |
29.2 |
| 1993 |
30.4 |
23.7 |
28.7 |
| 1994 |
30.5 |
23.1 |
28.7 |
| 1995 |
30.0 |
22.7 |
28.3 |
| 1996 |
29.3 |
21.4 |
27.4 |
| 1997 |
28.9 |
21.5 |
27.2 |
| 1998 |
28.0 |
21.1 |
26.5 |
| 1999 |
27.6 |
20.8 |
26.1 |
| 2000 |
27.6 |
20.7 |
25.8 |
| Death rate(per
1.000) pupulation) |
| 1971 |
16.4 |
9.7 |
14.9 |
| 1981 |
13.7 |
7.8 |
12.5 |
| 1990 |
10.5 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
| 1991 |
10.6 |
7.1 |
9.8 |
| 1992 |
10.9 |
7.0 |
10.1 |
| 1993 |
10.6 |
5.8 |
9.3 |
| 1994 |
10.1 |
6.7 |
9.3 |
| 1995 |
9.8 |
6.6 |
9.0 |
| 1996 |
9.7 |
6.5 |
8.9 |
| 1997 |
9.6 |
6.5 |
9.0 |
| 1998 |
9.7 |
6.6 |
9.0 |
| 1999 |
9.4 |
6.3 |
8.7 |
| 2000 |
9.3 |
6.3 |
8.5 |
| Infant mortality
rate (per 1,000 live births) |
| 1971 |
138 |
82 |
129 |
| 1981 |
119 |
62 |
110 |
| 1990 |
86 |
50 |
80 |
| 1991 |
87 |
53 |
80 |
| 1992 |
85 |
53 |
79 |
| 1993 |
82 |
45 |
74 |
| 1994 |
80 |
52 |
74 |
| 1995 |
80 |
48 |
74 |
| 1996 |
78 |
46 |
72 |
| 1997 |
77 |
45 |
71 |
| 1998 |
77 |
45 |
72 |
| 1999 |
75 |
44 |
70 |
| 2000 |
74 |
44 |
68 |
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