India vs World: Deaths age 1-59 months

India
228,818
in 2024
World
2.59 million
in 2024
India rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Deaths age 1-59 months over time

  • India
  • World
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197019972024

How they compare

World currently reports 2.59 million against 228,818 in India, a difference of 2.36 million.

That makes World's figure about 11.3 times India's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 200 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India World Difference Ahead
1990s 1.67 million 7.06 million 5.39 million World
2000s 1.07 million 4.99 million 3.92 million World
2010s 491,186 3.38 million 2.89 million World
2020s 260,980 2.75 million 2.49 million World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths age 1-59 months, India or World?
World, at 2.59 million against 228,818 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in deaths age 1-59 months between India and World?
2.36 million, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do India and World rank globally for deaths age 1-59 months?
India ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Deaths age 1-59 months. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

India vs World: Deaths age 1-59 months. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-age-1-59-months/india/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/deaths-age-1-59-months/india/world/">India vs World: Deaths age 1-59 months</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Deaths age 1-59 months
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
249 places, 11,737 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed