India vs Tajikistan: Child mortality rate by sex
India
2.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India rank
59th
Tajikistan rank
62nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- India
- Tajikistan
How they compare
India currently reports 2.67 deaths per 100 live births against 2.47 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.2 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 59th and Tajikistan ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.88 deaths per 100 live births | 12.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.94 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1980s | 15.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10.58 deaths per 100 live births | 4.91 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 1990s | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 9.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2000s | 8.03 deaths per 100 live births | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4275 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, India or Tajikistan?
- India, at 2.67 deaths per 100 live births against 2.47 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between India and Tajikistan?
- 0.2 deaths per 100 live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Tajikistan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do India and Tajikistan rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- India ranks 59th and Tajikistan ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .