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4.6 In addition, figures 8-10 use birth, death and fertility rates to argument the finding that
inequality and income per capita correlate similarly with socio-economic outcomes across the
Indian states. While birth and fertility rates decline with inequality and income per capita, death
rates do not correlate with either inequality or income per capita.

Figure 8: Correlation of inequality and growth (as reflected in
income per capita) with birth rate in Indian States

Birth Rate Birth Rate
28 26
26 24
24
22 22
20 20
18
16 18
14 16
12
10 14
0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 25 55 85 115 145 175
Low High
Gini NSDP Per Capita (₹, '000)

Source: Birth Rate (2017) from Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs

Figure 9: Correlation of inequality and growth (as reflected in
income per capita) with death rate in Indian States

Death Rate Death Rate
8.0 8.0
7.5 7.5
7.0 7.0
6.5 6.5
6.0 6.0
5.5 5.5

5.0 5.0
4.5 4.5
4.0 4.0
0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 25 55 85 115 145 175
Low Gini High NSDP Per Capita ( 000)

Source: Death Rate (2017) from Office of the Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs