Number of under-five deaths in India
India: Number of under-five deaths was 615,030 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in India, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in India stood at 615,030. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in India peaked at 4.51 million in 1972 and was at its lowest, 615,030, 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 | 4.43 million | 4.32 million | 4.49 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.41 million | 4.19 million | 4.51 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.90 million | 3.61 million | 4.14 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 million | 2.71 million | 3.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million | 1.66 million | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 847,867 | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 693,757 | 615,030 | 785,261 | 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 under-five deaths in India?
- Number of under-five deaths in India was 615,030 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.51 million in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 615,030 in 2024.
- How does India rank for number of under-five deaths?
- India ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.