Neonatal infant and child deaths in India
India: Neonatal infant and child deaths was 386,212 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Neonatal infant and child deaths in India, 1970β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 386,212 for neonatal infant and child deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal infant and child deaths in India peaked at 1.89 million in 1974 and was at its lowest, 386,212, in 2024.
That places India 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 million | 1.83 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 million | 1.64 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 million | 1.30 million | 1.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 893,718 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 681,798 | 525,925 | 852,448 | 10 |
| 2020s | 432,777 | 386,212 | 484,566 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 2 Anguilla 0 compare
- 2 Montserrat 0 compare
- 2 Nigeria 295,006 compare
- 2 Niue 0 compare
- 3 Pakistan 248,523 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 105,425 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8622 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5156 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 76 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal infant and child deaths in India?
- Neonatal infant and child deaths in India was 386,212 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million in 1974.
- What is the lowest neonatal infant and child deaths recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 386,212 in 2024.
- How does India rank for neonatal infant and child deaths?
- India ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal infant and child deaths rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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