Number of infant deaths in India
India: Number of infant deaths was 539,573 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in India, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in India stood at 539,573. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in India peaked at 2.87 million in 1973 and was at its lowest, 539,573, in 2024.
That places India 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.79 million | 2.71 million | 2.84 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.81 million | 2.69 million | 2.87 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.55 million | 2.39 million | 2.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 million | 1.94 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million | 1.31 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 960,872 | 721,385 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 600,162 | 539,573 | 670,895 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 12.55 million (2025)
- Population, male 51.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 11.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 12.20 million (2025)
- 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)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 12.97 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in India?
- Number of infant deaths in India was 539,573 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 million in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 539,573 in 2024.
- How does India rank for number of infant deaths?
- India ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.