India vs Tajikistan: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
India
2.33 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.35 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
India rank
61st
Tajikistan rank
59th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- India
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 2.35 per 1,000 live births against 2.33 per 1,000 live births in India, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was India ahead.
India ranks 61st and Tajikistan ranks 59th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.2 per 1,000 live births | 10.36 per 1,000 live births | 1.84 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 1980s | 9.67 per 1,000 live births | 8.75 per 1,000 live births | 0.918 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 1990s | 7.64 per 1,000 live births | 7.83 per 1,000 live births | 0.193 per 1,000 live births | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 5.74 per 1,000 live births | 4.37 per 1,000 live births | 1.37 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2010s | 3.76 per 1,000 live births | 2.71 per 1,000 live births | 1.05 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2020s | 2.58 per 1,000 live births | 2.43 per 1,000 live births | 0.146 per 1,000 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, India or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 2.35 per 1,000 live births against 2.33 per 1,000 live births in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between India and Tajikistan?
- 0.02 per 1,000 live births, with Tajikistan 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 infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- India ranks 61st and Tajikistan ranks 59th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.