Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in India
India: Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate was -9.3 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in India, 1959–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in India is -9.3 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in India peaked at 0.6433 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -10.36 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places India 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in India, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.2559 % change on previous year | — |
| 1960 | 0.1214 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1256 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3093 % change on previous year | +146.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4792 % change on previous year | +54.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6433 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6178 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5598 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 0.377 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1302 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 1969 | -0.1511 % change on previous year | -216.1% |
| 1970 | -0.237 % change on previous year | +56.8% |
| 1971 | -0.4219 % change on previous year | +78.0% |
| 1972 | -0.4249 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1973 | -0.4462 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1974 | -0.5921 % change on previous year | +32.7% |
| 1975 | -0.7515 % change on previous year | +26.9% |
| 1976 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +53.7% |
| 1977 | -1.53 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 1978 | -1.88 % change on previous year | +22.9% |
| 1979 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 1980 | -2.27 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1981 | -2.02 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1982 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1983 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1984 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1985 | -1.77 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1986 | -2.04 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 1987 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1988 | -2.51 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 1989 | -3.01 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1990 | -3.23 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1991 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1992 | -3.83 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 1993 | -3.98 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1994 | -4.26 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1995 | -4.51 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1996 | -4.83 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1997 | -5.14 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1998 | -5.44 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1999 | -5.77 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2000 | -6.07 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2001 | -6.19 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2002 | -6.17 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2003 | -6.43 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2004 | -6.95 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 2005 | -7.55 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 2006 | -8.23 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2007 | -8.83 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 2008 | -9.18 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2009 | -9.34 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2010 | -9.33 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2011 | -9.28 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2012 | -9.32 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -9.38 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2014 | -9.78 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2015 | -10.34 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 2016 | -10.36 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -10.19 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2018 | -10.16 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2019 | -9.67 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2020 | -9.58 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2021 | -10.18 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2022 | -10.21 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -9.8 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2024 | -9.3 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | -216.1% | 0.1302 % change on previous year | -0.1511 % change on previous year |
| 1962 | +146.2% | 0.1256 % change on previous year | 0.3093 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | -78.0% | -0.237 % change on previous year | -0.4219 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +54.9% | 0.3093 % change on previous year | 0.4792 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | -65.5% | 0.377 % change on previous year | 0.1302 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | -56.8% | -0.1511 % change on previous year | -0.237 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2559 % change on previous year | 0.2559 % change on previous year | 0.2559 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.3213 % change on previous year | -0.1511 % change on previous year | 0.6433 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9669 % change on previous year | -2.23 % change on previous year | -0.237 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.08 % change on previous year | -3.01 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.46 % change on previous year | -5.77 % change on previous year | -3.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.49 % change on previous year | -9.34 % change on previous year | -6.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.78 % change on previous year | -10.36 % change on previous year | -9.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.81 % change on previous year | -10.21 % change on previous year | -9.3 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in India?
- Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate in India was -9.3 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths life stage, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6433 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest child deaths life stage, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.36 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does India rank for child deaths life stage, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths life stage, annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths life stage, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths life stage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child deaths life stage Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths life stage. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.