Mortality rate, infant in India
India: Mortality rate, infant was 23.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in India, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
India recorded 23.3 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in India peaked at 150.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places India 61st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142.99 per 1,000 live births | 136.4 per 1,000 live births | 150.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 124.39 per 1,000 live births | 111.4 per 1,000 live births | 134.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.71 per 1,000 live births | 86.4 per 1,000 live births | 108.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.4 per 1,000 live births | 68.3 per 1,000 live births | 84.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.43 per 1,000 live births | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.59 per 1,000 live births | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.76 per 1,000 live births | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 58 South Africa 24.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 59 Fiji 23.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 59 Tajikistan 23.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 62 Guyana 23.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 63 Marshall Islands 22.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 64 Nepal 22.2 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11.39 million (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in India?
- Mortality rate, infant in India was 23.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 150.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does India rank for mortality rate, infant?
- India ranks 61st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.