Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in India
India: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 12 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in India, 1993–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2021, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in India stood at 12. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in India peaked at 66 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2021.
That places India 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 66 | — |
| 1999 | 55 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 51 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 31 | -39.2% |
| 2021 | 12 | -61.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5 | 55 | 66 | 2 |
| 2000s | 51 | 51 | 51 | 1 |
| 2010s | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 2020s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.116 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in India?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in India was 12 in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 1993.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2021.
- How does India rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- India ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. 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): Q4. 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).