Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in India
India: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.949 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 28.2%
World rank
63rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.949 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.6818 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in India, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
India recorded 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in India peaked at 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6818 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2016.
India ranks 63rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in India, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8411 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8255 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8069 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7926 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7751 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7581 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7474 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7451 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7376 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7164 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7055 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6995 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6927 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6954 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6962 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.687 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6818 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6837 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6867 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6862 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7402 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7746 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7164 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8411 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6915 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6818 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7055 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8446 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7402 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 60 Kiribati 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Spain 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 62 Bahamas 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Barbados 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Botswana 0.9431 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 66 Mozambique 0.9419 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in India?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in India was 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6818 deaths per 100,000 people in 2016.
- How does India rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- India ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.