Apart from the all India scenario, this Paper presents data on mortality Indicators for bigger States by sex, residence and broad age groups. Besides Under–five Mortality rate, it includes data on infant mortality and its component viz., neo–natal mortality and post neo–natal, peril–natal mortality and their changes over the last decade. It also includes data on medical attention before death. Apart from the mortality indicators at State and National levels, this report also includes estimates of death rates at sub–State, viz. NSS Natural Division Level in rural areas. The Table in the annexure to this report contains data on death rate and infant mortality rate besides birth rate for 56 Natural Divisions of 16 bigger States. The Table 11 also contains data on death rate and infant mortality rate besides birth rate for four metro cities viz. Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. Mortality is one of the basic components of population change and related data is essential for demographic studies and public health administration. It is the principal ingredient for population projections and life tables. Information on death events recorded in SRS is used to estimate mortality indicators