Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in India
India: Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate was -5 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in India, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
India recorded -5 % change on previous year for neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in India peaked at -0.6457 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -5.37 % change on previous year, in 2020.
India ranks 186th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in India, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -0.6457 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | -0.7345 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1972 | -0.8676 % change on previous year | +18.1% |
| 1973 | -1.04 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1974 | -1.3 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 1975 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1976 | -1.77 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 1977 | -1.99 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1978 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1979 | -2.28 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1980 | -2.3 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1981 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1982 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1983 | -2.27 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1984 | -2.3 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1985 | -2.38 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1986 | -2.39 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1987 | -2.41 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1988 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1989 | -2.37 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1990 | -2.36 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1991 | -2.4 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1992 | -2.41 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1993 | -2.46 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1994 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1995 | -2.49 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1996 | -2.5 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -2.6 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1998 | -2.73 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1999 | -2.92 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2000 | -3 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2001 | -3.1 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2002 | -3.12 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -3.19 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2004 | -3.21 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2005 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2006 | -3.05 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2007 | -3.08 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2008 | -3.21 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2009 | -3.32 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2010 | -3.52 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2011 | -3.64 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2012 | -3.85 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2013 | -3.89 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2014 | -3.97 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2015 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | -4.02 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2017 | -4.03 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -4.1 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2019 | -5.2 % change on previous year | +27.0% |
| 2020 | -5.37 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2021 | -5.3 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2022 | -5.3 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2023 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2024 | -5 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's -5 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.3 % change on previous year, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's -5 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is -4.15 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -27.0% | -4.1 % change on previous year | -5.2 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | -25.1% | -1.04 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.43 % change on previous year | -2.28 % change on previous year | -0.6457 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.32 % change on previous year | -2.41 % change on previous year | -2.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.53 % change on previous year | -2.92 % change on previous year | -2.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.14 % change on previous year | -3.32 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.02 % change on previous year | -5.2 % change on previous year | -3.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.23 % change on previous year | -5.37 % change on previous year | -5 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 183 United Arab Emirates -4.95 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Montenegro -4.96 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Maldives -4.99 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Argentina -5.59 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Nauru -5.71 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Brazil -6.2 % change on previous year compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in India?
- Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in India was -5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6457 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.37 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does India rank for neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Neonatal mortality wdi Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.