Adolescent mortality rate in India
India: Adolescent mortality rate was 2.37 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in India, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 2.37 for adolescent mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in India peaked at 7.02 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.37, in 2021.
That places India 62nd out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.02 | — |
| 1991 | 6.88 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 6.75 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 6.61 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 6.48 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 6.34 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.2 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 6.07 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 5.93 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.79 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.64 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 5.49 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.34 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.18 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.01 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.84 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.67 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.5 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 4.33 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.15 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.99 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.82 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.66 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.34 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 3.18 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.04 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.89 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.75 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.49 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.37 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.41 | 5.79 | 7.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.91 | 4.15 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 | 2.62 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.49 | 2 |
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- 65 Vanuatu 2.25 compare
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in India?
- Adolescent mortality rate in India was 2.37 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 in 2021.
- How does India rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- India ranks 62nd out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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