In rural places in India most deaths are not registered at all. There are no funeral and memorial services. Family members and neighbors get together and perfor

In rural places in India most deaths are not registered at all. There are no funeral and memorial services. Family members and neighbors get together and perform the last rituals without notifying the authorities in any way. The death is counted only when family approaches govt for death certificate which is needed for bank accounts, transferring real-estate or any other govt formalities that needs to be closed. It is hard to get the exact count of deaths with such an unorganized system. I don't deny govt conspiracy to lower the numbers but I think majority of deaths didn't even reach govt books.