Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in India
India: Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate was -4.32 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in India, 1954–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in India is -4.32 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in India peaked at -0.9475 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, -4.69 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places India 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in India, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | -1.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1955 | -1.43 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1956 | -1.63 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1957 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1958 | -1.49 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1959 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1960 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1961 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1962 | -1.28 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1963 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1964 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1965 | -1.01 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1966 | -0.9475 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1967 | -0.9683 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1968 | -1.02 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1969 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1970 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 1971 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1972 | -1.59 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1973 | -1.72 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1974 | -1.93 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1975 | -2.01 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1976 | -2.36 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 1977 | -2.52 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1978 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 1979 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1980 | -2.75 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1981 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1982 | -2.53 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1983 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1984 | -2.58 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 1985 | -2.41 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1986 | -2.5 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1987 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1988 | -2.44 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1989 | -2.5 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1990 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1991 | -2.4 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1992 | -2.41 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1993 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1994 | -2.53 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1995 | -2.65 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1996 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1997 | -2.86 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1998 | -2.95 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1999 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 2000 | -3.57 % change on previous year | +59.7% |
| 2001 | -3.5 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2002 | -3.64 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2003 | -3.55 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2004 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 2005 | -3.88 % change on previous year | +65.1% |
| 2006 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 2007 | -3.94 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 2008 | -4 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2009 | -4.05 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2010 | -4.67 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 2011 | -4.35 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2012 | -4.47 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2013 | -4.66 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 2014 | -4.66 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -4.68 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2017 | -4.69 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2019 | -4.58 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2020 | -4.52 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2021 | -4.52 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2022 | -4.49 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2023 | -4.57 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2024 | -4.32 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Infant mortality by sex, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -65.1% | -2.35 % change on previous year | -3.88 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -59.7% | -2.24 % change on previous year | -3.57 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.47 % change on previous year | -1.63 % change on previous year | -1.41 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1960s | -1.11 % change on previous year | -1.36 % change on previous year | -0.9475 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.05 % change on previous year | -2.79 % change on previous year | -1.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.56 % change on previous year | -2.76 % change on previous year | -2.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.53 % change on previous year | -2.95 % change on previous year | -2.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.58 % change on previous year | -4.05 % change on previous year | -2.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.6 % change on previous year | -4.69 % change on previous year | -4.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.48 % change on previous year | -4.57 % change on previous year | -4.32 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 176 Estonia, Republic of -4.14 % change on previous year compare
- 177 St. Vincent and the Grenadines -4.18 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Bhutan -4.27 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Bolivia -4.37 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Maldives -4.5 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Armenia, Republic of -4.52 % change on previous year compare
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in India?
- Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate in India was -4.32 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was -0.9475 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.69 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does India rank for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 179th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant mortality by sex, 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 Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Infant mortality by sex 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 Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.