Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in India
India: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 51 lowest in 2021. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in India, 1993–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in India is 51 lowest, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in India peaked at 109 lowest in 1993 and was at its lowest, 51 lowest, in 2021.
That places India 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in India, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 109 lowest | — |
| 1999 | 96 lowest | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 82 lowest | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 58 lowest | -29.3% |
| 2021 | 51 lowest | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.5 lowest | 96 lowest | 109 lowest | 2 |
| 2000s | 82 lowest | 82 lowest | 82 lowest | 1 |
| 2010s | 58 lowest | 58 lowest | 58 lowest | 1 |
| 2020s | 51 lowest | 51 lowest | 51 lowest | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,149 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in India?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in India was 51 lowest in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 109 lowest in 1993.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 lowest in 2021.
- How does India rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- India ranks 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).