Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in India
India: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 12.37 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
12.37
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
64th
of 200 countries
All-time high
15.85
in 2025
All-time low
12.37
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in India, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
India recorded 12.37 for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
That places India 64th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.85 | — |
| 2026 | 15.09 | -4.8% |
| 2027 | 14.36 | -4.8% |
| 2028 | 13.66 | -4.8% |
| 2029 | 13 | -4.8% |
| 2030 | 12.37 | -4.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 12.37 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.48, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 12.37 is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.19, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 14.39 | 13 | 15.85 | 5 |
| 2030s | 12.37 | 12.37 | 12.37 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in India?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in India was 12.37 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 15.85 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.37 in 2030.
- How does India rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- India ranks 64th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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