Social Development in India 155 indicators covering social development for India. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Civil Rights Score 5 2025 down 28.6% 54th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 18.3% 2030 down 30.2% 80th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 219.79 million 2030 down 15.7% 2nd Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 62.2% 2020 up 1.2% 51st Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 70.8% 2020 up 1.4% 64th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 39.0% 2020 down 4.7% 100th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 29.2% 2020 down 3.2% 123rd Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 8.6% 2020 up 2.3% 146th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 11.2% 2020 down 6.6% 132nd Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 30.47 2020 down 8.3% 52nd Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 14.04 2020 down 8.3% 52nd Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 8.9 2020 down 11.2% 101st Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 down 100.0% 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 7.9% 2030 down 23.3% 127th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 7.6% 2030 down 27.6% 131st Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 530,000 2025 down 13.4% 22nd Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 4 2024 unchanged 68th Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 190 2024 down 15.1% 67th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 2.09 2024 — 99th Age of democracy 52 years 2018 up 23.8% 24th Locations of ongoing armed conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Homicides, by sex of the victim 16,379 homicides 2022 down 11.2% 1st Homicide rate by sex of the victim 3.23 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 26.5% 72nd Press Freedom Index 46.56 2021 up 13.0% 39th Share of prisoners that are pre-trial detainees 73.5% 2023 up 9.4% 4th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption 0.23 2016 up 109.1% 157th Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year 2025 up 300.0% 2nd Tobacco MPOWER: National tobacco control programmes 1,923 2024 up 1,379.2% 2nd Share of voting rights in international organizations 0.3% 2024 up 26.1% 51st Annual budget for tobacco control in currency reported 5.75 billion 2022 up 1,840.5% 2nd Homicide rate from firearms 0.2957 homicides per 100,000 population 2012 — 46th Homicides by firearm 3,781 homicides 2012 — 5th Share of people agreeing with the statement "most people can be trusted" 16.9% 2022 down 18.1% 32nd Share of people who think others can be trusted vs. taken advantage of 16.9% 2022 down 18.1% 32nd Share of people who trust churches and religious organizations 89.1% 2022 up 19.9% 1st ← Previous Page 3 of 3