NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (India)Tabulations only Geography India (IND) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1998 - 12/1998 Series or system India Sample Registration System (SRS) Data type Vital registration: Verbal autopsy Summary This bulletin, based on the Sample Registration System (SRS), contains data on: 1) estimated birth, death, natural growth, and infant mortality rates; 2) ninety-five percent confidence limits (lower and upper limits) for birth, death, and infant mortality rates; 3) death and infant mortality rates by sex and residence. The report also includes the distribution of sample maternal deaths by cause and the per cent distribution of total maternal deaths in India and among the bigger states. Verbal autopsy (VA) was used for collecting causes of maternal deaths. Keywords Abortion, Anemia, Fertility, Hepatitis, Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, ICD-10, Infant mortality, Malaria, Maternal conditions, Maternal hemorrhage, Maternal mortality, Mortality, Obstructed labor, Tuberculosis, Verbal autopsy, Vital statistics, Abortive outcome Citation Contributors Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (India) Publisher Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (India) Publication year 2000 Suggested citation Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (India). India SRS Bulletin 1998. New Delhi, India: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner (India), 2000. GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021