Reproductive health indicators in India and Bihar 2015–2016
| India | Bihar state | |
| Total population in 2016 | 1 309 000 000 | 103 804 637 |
| Literacy rate* | 74.4% | 61.8% |
| Age of mother at first birth | 19.9 | 17.5 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| Skilled attendant at birth† | 81.4% | 70% |
| Institutional delivery | 78.9% | 63.8% |
| Population caesarean section | 17.2% | 6.2% |
| Institutional caesarean section‡ | 21.8% | 9.7% |
| Stillbirth rate | 23/1000 births | 54/1000 births |
| Neonatal mortality rate (first 28 days) | 26.4/1000 live births | 26 to 30/1000 live births |
| Maternal mortality rate | 174/100 000 live births | – |
*Year 2011.
†A skilled birth attendant is an accredited health professional—such as a midwife, doctor or nurse.
‡Include district hospitals, referral hospitals and private hospitals.