Number of under-five deaths, male in India
India: Number of under-five deaths, male was 317,384 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in India, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in India stood at 317,384. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in India peaked at 2.25 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 317,384, in 2024.
India ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | 2.22 million | 2.16 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.21 million | 2.09 million | 2.25 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 million | 1.80 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 million | 1.35 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 826,626 | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 590,669 | 433,627 | 778,049 | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,771 | 317,384 | 402,176 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 5.19 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 110.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 111.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 617.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 28.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in India?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in India was 317,384 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 317,384 in 2024.
- How does India rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- India ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.