Estimates of Birth rate, Death rate and Natural growth rate by residence, 1972-1990

Year

Birth rate

            Death rate

   Natural growth rate

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1972

31.6

34.1

22.4

10.8

12.0

6.5

20.8

22.5

15.9

1973

32.5

35.4

23.5

10.3

11.1

7.2

22.2

24.3

16.3

1974

29.2

31.8

19.3

9.9

11.3

4.8

19.3

20.5

14.5

1975

31.9

34.5

21.6

12.7

14.0

7.6

19.3

20.6

13.6

1976

32.1

34.6

21.7

11.3

12.6

7.0

20.5

22.0

14.7

1977

31.6

33.6

23.3

11.3

12.3

6.8

20.3

21.3

16.5

1978

31.8

33.7

24.0

11.7

12.6

7.6

20.1

21.1

16.4

1979

31.1

33.3

21.4

9.3

10.3

5.2

21.8

23.0

16.2

1980

31.3

33.5

21.4

9.6

10.5

5.6

21.7

23.0

15.8

1981

31.6

33.9

21.4

9.0

9.7

6.0

22.6

24.2

15.4

1982

30.7

33.2

22.8

8.4

9.1

6.5

22.3

24.1

16.3

1983

32.0

33.9

25.1

8.8

9.4

6.7

23.2

24.5

18.5

1984

33.5

35.5

26.2

9.5

10.1

7.3

24.0

25.4

18.9

1985

33.6

35.9

25.4

9.8

10.5

7.2

23.8

25.4

18.2

1986

33.4

35.6

25.4

8.6

9.0

6.8

24.8

26.6

18.6

1987

31.0

32.6

25.1

7.7

8.0

6.4

23.3

24.6

18.7

1988

33.1

35.5

24.0

8.4

9.1

6.0

24.7

26.4

18.0

1989

30.1

31.8

23.3

7.6

7.9

6.4

22.5

23.9

16.9

1990

31.4

33.3

24.1

7.9

8.3

6.3

23.5

25.0

17.8

Source : SRS, RGI
Note:Vital rates for 1991 onwards are not available due non-receipt of returns.