Recorded deaths rose to 81 lakh in 2020 from 76 lakh in 2019
The Hindu
CRS-based report says share of men and women is 60.2% and 39.8%, respectively
The number of registered deaths increased from 76.4 lakhs in 2019 to 81.2 lakhs in 2020 and out of the total registered deaths the share of male and female are 60.2% and 39.8% respectively,’’ noted the report on ‘Vital Statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System’ for the year 2020.
The report adds that based on information provided from 34 States/Union Territories, the share of institutional deaths in total registered deaths is 28.0%.
”India faced its first COVID-19 wave during 2020 and this information released through the report is vital in terms of giving India and all agencies which wants to use these figures for analysis on how health systems need to be best worked with to minimise human tragedy during a pandemic,’’ said Dr. V. K. Paul, member (Health) NITI Aayog, on Tuesday.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to release an estimate of COVID-19 deaths, from across the world, during the pandemic period and indicates excess deaths in India. The Indian government responded to this earlier saying that it has objection to the report centered on the “methodology adopted for the same”.
“The numbers presented here in this report are the absolute, correct numbers. These are not modelled numbers based on assumptions. We have found through the pandemic that assumptions and models don’t really work. Infact this report presents us with numbers from every district, male-female break up and age wise break-up of the deaths. Of course all the deaths reported are not COVID deaths. The COVID deaths have been systematically collected and released by the Health Ministry regularly,’’ he said.
He added that the numbers collected and released through this system comes from the continuous, permanent, compulsory and universal recording of the vital events (births, deaths, stillbirths).
The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (Act No. 18 of 1969) provides for the compulsory registration of births and deaths.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.