{
 "meta": {
  "dossier": "states-hbs",
  "frequency": "annual",
  "base": "as published",
  "source": "Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (via DBIE)",
  "vintage": "2026-10-09",
  "mock": false,
  "geo": "IND",
  "releaseDate": null,
  "latestPeriod": "2022-04",
  "unit": "per_1000",
  "periodKind": "fy",
  "sparse": false,
  "hbs": {
   "table": "3",
   "report": "1559",
   "section": "SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS",
   "title": "State-wise Death Rate",
   "duplicates": []
  },
  "coverage": "State-wise Death Rate: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States, Table 3",
  "note": "DBIE report 1559, data provider \"Query 1\". Values exactly as DBIE serves them; each series carries its unit (scripts/lib/products/states.mjs HBS_UNITS, read from the table's unit column and divisor); DBIE's unit column says: Per Thousands. Periods: fiscal years, dated at April. Dimensions: none; measures: value. Jammu & Kashmir to 2018-19 (with Ladakh) and from 2019-20 (the UT) are separate series; 2019-20 straddles the change of 31 October 2019."
 },
 "dates": [
  "2003-04-01",
  "2004-04-01",
  "2005-04-01",
  "2006-04-01",
  "2007-04-01",
  "2008-04-01",
  "2009-04-01",
  "2010-04-01",
  "2011-04-01",
  "2012-04-01",
  "2013-04-01",
  "2014-04-01",
  "2015-04-01",
  "2016-04-01",
  "2017-04-01",
  "2018-04-01",
  "2019-04-01",
  "2020-04-01",
  "2021-04-01",
  "2022-04-01"
 ],
 "series": {
  "all_india": {
   "name": "all_india",
   "label": "All India: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    7.5,
    7.6,
    7.5,
    7.4,
    7.4,
    7.3,
    7.2,
    7.1,
    7,
    7,
    6.7,
    6.5,
    6.4,
    6.3,
    6.2,
    6,
    6,
    7.5,
    6.8,
    6.4
   ]
  },
  "andaman_and_nicobar_islands": {
   "name": "andaman_and_nicobar_islands",
   "label": "Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    3.7,
    4.7,
    5.1,
    4.5,
    4.8,
    4.1,
    4.3,
    4.6,
    4.6,
    4.6,
    4.6,
    5,
    5.2,
    5.1,
    5.3,
    5.3,
    5.8,
    7,
    6,
    6.3
   ]
  },
  "andhra_pradesh": {
   "name": "andhra_pradesh",
   "label": "Andhra Pradesh: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    7,
    7.3,
    7.3,
    7.4,
    7.5,
    7.6,
    7.6,
    7.5,
    7.4,
    7.3,
    7.3,
    7.1,
    6.8,
    7.2,
    6.7,
    6.4,
    6.3,
    8,
    7.5,
    6.9
   ]
  },
  "arunachal_pradesh": {
   "name": "arunachal_pradesh",
   "label": "Arunachal Pradesh: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    4.7,
    5,
    5,
    5.1,
    5.2,
    6.1,
    5.9,
    5.8,
    5.8,
    5.8,
    6.6,
    6,
    6.2,
    6.1,
    6,
    5.8,
    5.7,
    5.7,
    5.9,
    5.5
   ]
  },
  "assam": {
   "name": "assam",
   "label": "Assam: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    8.8,
    8.7,
    8.7,
    8.6,
    8.6,
    8.4,
    8.2,
    8,
    7.9,
    7.8,
    7.2,
    7.1,
    6.7,
    6.5,
    6.4,
    6.3,
    6.2,
    6.6,
    6.5,
    6.2
   ]
  },
  "bihar": {
   "name": "bihar",
   "label": "Bihar: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    8.1,
    8.1,
    7.7,
    7.5,
    7.3,
    7,
    6.8,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.6,
    6.2,
    6.2,
    6,
    5.8,
    5.8,
    5.5,
    5.4,
    6.6,
    6.4,
    6.1
   ]
  },
  "chandigarh": {
   "name": "chandigarh",
   "label": "Chandigarh: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.9,
    4.5,
    4.1,
    4,
    4.4,
    3.9,
    3.9,
    4.1,
    4,
    4,
    4,
    4.4,
    4.5,
    4.5,
    4.3,
    4,
    3.9,
    5.4,
    4.2,
    4
   ]
  },
  "chhattisgarh": {
   "name": "chhattisgarh",
   "label": "Chhattisgarh: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    7.7,
    8.1,
    8.1,
    8.1,
    8.1,
    8.1,
    8,
    7.9,
    7.9,
    7.9,
    7.7,
    7.5,
    7.4,
    7.5,
    8,
    7.3,
    7.9,
    10.1,
    9,
    8.3
   ]
  },
  "dadra_and_nagar_haveli": {
   "name": "dadra_and_nagar_haveli",
   "label": "Dadra & Nagar Haveli: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    5.2,
    5.1,
    4.8,
    4.8,
    5.4,
    4.8,
    4.7,
    4.6,
    4.5,
    4.4,
    4.2,
    3.9,
    4,
    4.4,
    3.8,
    3.7,
    3.7,
    6.5,
    5.2,
    4.8
   ]
  },
  "daman_and_diu": {
   "name": "daman_and_diu",
   "label": "Daman & Diu: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    5.8,
    5.6,
    5.5,
    5.5,
    5.3,
    5.1,
    4.9,
    4.9,
    4.8,
    4.9,
    4.6,
    4.7,
    4.6,
    4.7,
    4.5,
    4.1,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "delhi": {
   "name": "delhi",
   "label": "Delhi: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    4.7,
    4.6,
    4.7,
    4.8,
    4.8,
    4.4,
    4.2,
    4.3,
    4.2,
    4.1,
    3.8,
    3.6,
    4,
    3.7,
    3.3,
    3.2,
    3.6,
    5.4,
    4.6,
    4.5
   ]
  },
  "goa": {
   "name": "goa",
   "label": "Goa: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    7.2,
    7.1,
    7.4,
    7.2,
    6.6,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.6,
    6.6,
    6.4,
    6.7,
    6.2,
    5.9,
    5.9,
    5.9,
    8.1,
    8.2,
    6.8
   ]
  },
  "gujarat": {
   "name": "gujarat",
   "label": "Gujarat: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    6.9,
    7.1,
    7.3,
    7.2,
    6.9,
    6.9,
    6.7,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.5,
    6.2,
    6.1,
    6.1,
    6.2,
    5.9,
    5.6,
    5.6,
    8.5,
    6.9,
    6.4
   ]
  },
  "haryana": {
   "name": "haryana",
   "label": "Haryana: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    6.6,
    6.7,
    6.5,
    6.6,
    6.9,
    6.6,
    6.6,
    6.5,
    6.4,
    6.3,
    6.1,
    6.1,
    5.9,
    5.8,
    5.9,
    5.9,
    6.1,
    8.2,
    7.3,
    6.8
   ]
  },
  "himachal_pradesh": {
   "name": "himachal_pradesh",
   "label": "Himachal Pradesh: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    6.8,
    6.9,
    6.8,
    7.1,
    7.4,
    7.2,
    6.9,
    6.7,
    6.7,
    6.7,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.8,
    6.6,
    6.9,
    6.9,
    6.8,
    8.6,
    6.9,
    6.7
   ]
  },
  "jammu_and_kashmir_state": {
   "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_state",
   "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (state, with Ladakh, to 2018-19): Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    5.6,
    5.5,
    5.9,
    5.8,
    5.8,
    5.7,
    5.7,
    5.5,
    5.4,
    5.3,
    5.1,
    4.9,
    5,
    4.8,
    4.9,
    4.6,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "jammu_and_kashmir_ut": {
   "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_ut",
   "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (UT, from 2019-20): Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    4.6,
    5.7,
    5.9,
    5.6
   ]
  },
  "jharkhand": {
   "name": "jharkhand",
   "label": "Jharkhand: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    8,
    7.9,
    7.5,
    7.3,
    7.1,
    7,
    7,
    6.9,
    6.8,
    6.8,
    5.9,
    5.8,
    5.5,
    5.5,
    5.4,
    5.3,
    5.2,
    6.5,
    5.8,
    6.3
   ]
  },
  "karnataka": {
   "name": "karnataka",
   "label": "Karnataka: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    6.9,
    7.1,
    7.1,
    7.3,
    7.4,
    7.2,
    7.1,
    7.1,
    7.1,
    7,
    6.8,
    6.6,
    6.7,
    6.5,
    6.3,
    6.2,
    6.2,
    8.5,
    7.4,
    6.8
   ]
  },
  "kerala": {
   "name": "kerala",
   "label": "Keralam: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    6.1,
    6.4,
    6.7,
    6.8,
    6.6,
    6.8,
    7,
    7,
    6.9,
    6.9,
    6.6,
    6.6,
    7.6,
    6.8,
    6.9,
    7.1,
    7,
    9,
    7.6,
    7.2
   ]
  },
  "ladakh": {
   "name": "ladakh",
   "label": "Ladakh: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    5,
    5.7,
    6.1,
    5.5
   ]
  },
  "lakshadweep": {
   "name": "lakshadweep",
   "label": "Lakshadweep: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    7.3,
    6.3,
    6.4,
    6.5,
    7.1,
    5.8,
    6.4,
    6.4,
    6.4,
    6.3,
    6.1,
    6.2,
    6,
    6.5,
    5.6,
    5.6,
    5.4,
    7.2,
    5.6,
    5.5
   ]
  },
  "madhya_pradesh": {
   "name": "madhya_pradesh",
   "label": "Madhya Pradesh: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    9.2,
    9,
    8.9,
    8.7,
    8.6,
    8.5,
    8.3,
    8.2,
    8.1,
    8,
    7.8,
    7.5,
    7.1,
    6.8,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.5,
    8.1,
    7.1,
    6.8
   ]
  },
  "maharashtra": {
   "name": "maharashtra",
   "label": "Maharashtra: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    6.2,
    6.7,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.6,
    6.7,
    6.5,
    6.3,
    6.3,
    6.2,
    6,
    5.8,
    5.9,
    5.7,
    5.5,
    5.4,
    5.5,
    7.4,
    6.6,
    6.1
   ]
  },
  "manipur": {
   "name": "manipur",
   "label": "Manipur: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    4.3,
    4.1,
    4.5,
    4.4,
    5,
    4.7,
    4.2,
    4.1,
    4,
    4,
    4.3,
    4,
    4.5,
    5.3,
    4.5,
    4.3,
    4.3,
    5.5,
    4.9,
    4.5
   ]
  },
  "meghalaya": {
   "name": "meghalaya",
   "label": "Meghalaya: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    7.3,
    7.5,
    8,
    7.5,
    7.9,
    8.1,
    7.9,
    7.8,
    7.6,
    7.6,
    7.5,
    7.4,
    6.6,
    6.1,
    5.8,
    5.6,
    5.3,
    6.4,
    5.9,
    5.5
   ]
  },
  "mizoram": {
   "name": "mizoram",
   "label": "Mizoram: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    5.2,
    5.1,
    5.5,
    5.2,
    5.1,
    4.5,
    4.5,
    4.4,
    4.4,
    4.3,
    4.3,
    4.2,
    4.2,
    4,
    4.1,
    4,
    4.2,
    6.2,
    6,
    5.9
   ]
  },
  "nagaland": {
   "name": "nagaland",
   "label": "Nagaland: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    3.7,
    3.8,
    4.8,
    5,
    4.6,
    3.6,
    3.6,
    3.3,
    3.2,
    3.1,
    3.1,
    3,
    4.5,
    3.6,
    3.5,
    3.5,
    3.7,
    6,
    5.4,
    5.5
   ]
  },
  "odisha": {
   "name": "odisha",
   "label": "Odisha: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    9.6,
    9.5,
    9.3,
    9.2,
    9,
    8.8,
    8.6,
    8.5,
    8.5,
    8.4,
    7.9,
    7.6,
    7.8,
    7.4,
    7.3,
    7.1,
    7.3,
    8.6,
    7.8,
    7.7
   ]
  },
  "puducherry": {
   "name": "puducherry",
   "label": "Puducherry: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    8,
    7.1,
    7.3,
    7.7,
    7.5,
    7,
    7.4,
    7.2,
    7.1,
    7,
    6.6,
    6.8,
    7.2,
    7.3,
    6.9,
    6.8,
    6.5,
    7.3,
    6.6,
    6.4
   ]
  },
  "punjab": {
   "name": "punjab",
   "label": "Punjab: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    6.4,
    6.7,
    6.8,
    7,
    7.2,
    7,
    7,
    6.8,
    6.8,
    6.7,
    6.4,
    6.2,
    6,
    7,
    6.6,
    6.6,
    7.2,
    8.7,
    8.3,
    7.3
   ]
  },
  "rajasthan": {
   "name": "rajasthan",
   "label": "Rajasthan: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    7,
    7,
    6.9,
    6.8,
    6.8,
    6.6,
    6.7,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.5,
    6.4,
    6.3,
    6.1,
    6,
    5.9,
    5.7,
    5.6,
    6.7,
    6.2,
    5.9
   ]
  },
  "sikkim": {
   "name": "sikkim",
   "label": "Sikkim: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    4.9,
    5.1,
    5.6,
    5.3,
    5.2,
    5.7,
    5.6,
    5.6,
    5.4,
    5.2,
    5.1,
    5,
    4.7,
    4.5,
    4.5,
    4.2,
    4.1,
    5.7,
    4.9,
    4.8
   ]
  },
  "tamil_nadu": {
   "name": "tamil_nadu",
   "label": "Tamil Nadu: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    7.5,
    7.4,
    7.5,
    7.2,
    7.4,
    7.6,
    7.6,
    7.4,
    7.4,
    7.3,
    7,
    6.7,
    6.4,
    6.7,
    6.5,
    6.1,
    6.1,
    8.3,
    7.3,
    6.9
   ]
  },
  "telangana": {
   "name": "telangana",
   "label": "Telangana: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    6.7,
    6.5,
    6.1,
    6.6,
    6.3,
    6.1,
    6,
    6.5,
    6.6,
    6.3
   ]
  },
  "tripura": {
   "name": "tripura",
   "label": "Tripura: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    5.5,
    5.7,
    6.3,
    6.5,
    5.9,
    5.1,
    5,
    5,
    4.8,
    4.7,
    4.7,
    5.2,
    5.5,
    5.2,
    5.5,
    5.5,
    5.7,
    6.7,
    6.8,
    6.2
   ]
  },
  "uttarakhand": {
   "name": "uttarakhand",
   "label": "Uttarakhand: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    7.2,
    7.4,
    6.7,
    6.8,
    6.4,
    6.5,
    6.3,
    6.2,
    6.1,
    6.1,
    6,
    6.4,
    6.7,
    6.7,
    6.2,
    6,
    6.3,
    6.9,
    6.3,
    6.1
   ]
  },
  "uttar_pradesh": {
   "name": "uttar_pradesh",
   "label": "Uttar Pradesh: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    8.8,
    8.7,
    8.6,
    8.5,
    8.4,
    8.2,
    8.1,
    7.9,
    7.7,
    7.7,
    7.4,
    7.2,
    6.9,
    6.7,
    6.6,
    6.5,
    6.5,
    7,
    6.6,
    6.5
   ]
  },
  "west_bengal": {
   "name": "west_bengal",
   "label": "West Bengal: Death Rate",
   "unit": "per_1000",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    6.3,
    6.4,
    6.2,
    6.3,
    6.2,
    6.2,
    6,
    6.2,
    6.3,
    6.4,
    6.1,
    5.9,
    5.8,
    5.8,
    5.6,
    5.3,
    5.5,
    6.8,
    6.3,
    5.7
   ]
  }
 }
}