Neonatal mortality rate in India
India: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in India, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in India stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in India peaked at 8.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2019.
That places India 29th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 76 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 76 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 13.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 13.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 12.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 13.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 12.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in India?
- Neonatal mortality rate in India was 2.4% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2019.
- How does India rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- India ranks 29th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days