30% of deaths in India missing from government records

Dainik Bhaskar · 4 Nov, 3:12 am

What?

30 percent of total deaths in the country are missing from official government records.

Who?

Researchers and WHO

Whom?

Indian citizens

Whose?

Government records

Where?

India

When?

4 November 2026

Why?

Lack of awareness, distance, and preference for male death registration

Which?

Civil registration system data

How?

Through analysis of official death records and surveys