Agartala, May 13: Tripura has shown notable improvements in the registration of vital events, particularly births and deaths, as per the Civil Registration System (CRS) Report 2021 released by the Office of the Registrar General of India. The report highlights encouraging trends in the state’s civil registration coverage, contributing to improved governance and demographic planning.
In 2021, Tripura registered a total of 57,689 births, marking a 14.5% increase from 50,398 births registered in 2020. This rise in registration is a testament to the enhanced outreach of state authorities, digitization of services, and increased public awareness about the importance of timely registration. The birth rate in the state stood at 13.4 per 1,000 population, a marginal dip from the previous year’s rate of 14.0.
Out of the total registered births, 30,591 were male and 27,098 were female, resulting in a sex ratio at birth of 885 females per 1,000 males, which is below the national average of 907. This skewed ratio continues to be a concern, indicating the need for more focused awareness campaigns and gender-sensitization programs.
The report also records 20,118 registered deaths in Tripura in 2021, compared to 17,198 in 2020, reflecting a sharp increase of 17%. The death rate also rose slightly to 4.7 per 1,000 population, up from 4.3 the previous year. Among the registered deaths, 12,636 were male and 7,482 were female, suggesting a sex ratio of 592 female deaths per 1,000 male deaths—highlighting gender disparities in mortality reporting and possibly access to healthcare.
Encouragingly, the completeness of birth registration in Tripura reached 100%, while death registration completeness stood at 96.1%, both higher than the national averages of 92.0% and 98.2%, respectively. These figures underscore the effectiveness of Tripura’s civil registration mechanism, which has been strengthened through coordination between local authorities and the Directorate of Economics & Statistics.
Officials attribute this progress to the successful implementation of awareness campaigns, simplified registration procedures at the village level, and integration of registration units with healthcare facilities. “We’ve worked tirelessly to ensure that no birth or death goes unrecorded. Our digital systems and local outreach programs have been key,” said a senior official from Tripura’s Health and Family Welfare Department told Tripura Chronicle.
The rise in registered deaths also partly reflects better surveillance and awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the importance of death reporting increased significantly for both health statistics and benefit entitlements.
As Tripura advances its civil registration infrastructure, experts stress the importance of improving gender balance in registrations and further narrowing the gap between reported and estimated vital events. With these efforts, the state is poised to set a national example in demographic transparency and planning.
