What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between India and Tajikistan?

1.5 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.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Tajikistan: Mortality rate, under-5

India

26.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Tajikistan

28.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

India rank

63rd

Tajikistan rank

61st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

India
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 28.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.6 per 1,000 live births in India, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was India ahead.

India ranks 63rd and Tajikistan ranks 61st of 197 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	192.84 per 1,000 live births	138.2 per 1,000 live births	54.64 per 1,000 live births	India
1980s	149.45 per 1,000 live births	114.12 per 1,000 live births	35.33 per 1,000 live births	India
1990s	111.3 per 1,000 live births	100.92 per 1,000 live births	10.38 per 1,000 live births	India
2000s	76.21 per 1,000 live births	55.12 per 1,000 live births	21.09 per 1,000 live births	India
2010s	45.64 per 1,000 live births	33.16 per 1,000 live births	12.48 per 1,000 live births	India
2020s	29.66 per 1,000 live births	29.24 per 1,000 live births	0.42 per 1,000 live births	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, India or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 28.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.6 per 1,000 live births in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between India and Tajikistan?: 1.5 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 mortality rate, under-5?: India ranks 63rd and Tajikistan ranks 61st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.