India vs Middle income: Number of under-five deaths
India
615,030
in 2024
Middle income
3.19 million
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Middle income rank
5th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- India
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 3.19 million against 615,030 in India, a difference of 2.58 million.
That makes Middle income's figure about 5.2 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 million | 9.10 million | 5.97 million | Middle income |
| 2000s | 2.15 million | 6.40 million | 4.25 million | Middle income |
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 4.41 million | 3.24 million | Middle income |
| 2020s | 693,757 | 3.37 million | 2.68 million | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, India or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 3.19 million against 615,030 in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between India and Middle income?
- 2.58 million, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Middle income rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 5th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.