India, July 2 -- Birth and death registrations in India were more than 99% of estimated births and deaths together for the first time in India in 2024, according to the Civil Registration System (CRS) report for the year released on Wednesday by the Office of the Registrar General of India (ORGI), which works under the ministry of home affairs.

The CRS records all births and deaths registered in India. The number of such registered births and deaths seen in the CRS reports has always lagged the births and deaths estimated using the fertility and mortality rates from the survey-based Sample Registration System (SRS). This makes the level of registration of both births and deaths breaching the 99% mark a significant landmark.

The CRS repo...