nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in India
India: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0273 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in India, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in India stood at 0.0273. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in India peaked at 0.0691 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0273, in 2021.
That places India 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0597 | 0.0502 | 0.0691 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0387 | 0.0303 | 0.048 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.028 | 0.0273 | 0.0287 | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 56 Dominican Republic 0.0282 compare
- 57 Tajikistan 0.0278 compare
- 59 Bangladesh 0.0253 compare
- 60 Nepal 0.024 compare
- 61 Fiji 0.0237 compare
More health data for India
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- 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)
- 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 nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in India?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in India was 0.0273 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0691 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0273 in 2021.
- How does India rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- India ranks 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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