What is child mortality vs. health spending in India?

Child mortality vs. health spending in India was 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in India?

The highest recorded value was 26.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in India?

The lowest recorded value was 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does India rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

India ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this India data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in India

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in India
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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India: Child mortality vs. health spending was 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.66 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 5.1%

World rank

63rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

26.82 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

2.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in India, 1953–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in India stood at 2.66 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in India peaked at 26.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 2.66 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

India ranks 63rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	25.63 deaths per 100 live births	24.48 deaths per 100 live births	26.82 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	22.87 deaths per 100 live births	21.71 deaths per 100 live births	24.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	19.68 deaths per 100 live births	17.52 deaths per 100 live births	21.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	14.95 deaths per 100 live births	13.09 deaths per 100 live births	16.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	11.13 deaths per 100 live births	9.54 deaths per 100 live births	12.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.62 deaths per 100 live births	6.12 deaths per 100 live births	9.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.56 deaths per 100 live births	3.49 deaths per 100 live births	5.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.97 deaths per 100 live births	2.66 deaths per 100 live births	3.3 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near India

60 Fiji 2.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
61 Tajikistan 2.81 deaths per 100 live births compare
62 Marshall Islands 2.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
64 Philippines 2.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
65 Guyana 2.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
66 Nepal 2.51 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for India

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Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 11.26 million (2025)
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Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 11.30 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 12.27 million (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11.39 million (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 12.40 million (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 482.71 million (2025)

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in India?: Child mortality vs. health spending in India was 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 26.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 2.66 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does India rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: India ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .