S. No Indicator Uttarakhand India 1 Total Population(in thousands)* 67569 1128521 2 Decadal Growth Rate* 24.26 21.52 3 Population ratio (Urban/1000 Rural)* 360 385 4 Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population)** 29.1 23.5 5 Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population)** 6.3 7.5 6 Life Expectancy at birth** 57.8(M) 62.3(M)     57.5(F) 63.9(F) 7 Total Fertility Rate*** 4.0 2.9 8 Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000 live births)** 74 57 9 Maternal Mortality Ratio (Per 1000 live births)† 379 301 10 Sex Ratio (Females/1000 Males)* 919 933 11 Mean Age Of Marriage (Female)†† 20.5 20.2 12 Population Below Poverty Line††† 38.3 27.5% 13 Literacy Rate* 63.7 64.8

Source: National Health Profile 2007, Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (*Registrar General, India; **SRS Bulletin, October 2007; †Statistical Report, RGI 2004; ††Statistical Report RGI, 2005; RGI; PCA; †††Planning Commission of India).

Table 1: Demographic and Socioeconomic profile of Uttarakhand as compared to India.