Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in India
India: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2186 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
17th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.52 deaths per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.2186 deaths per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in India stood at 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in India peaked at 1.52 deaths per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.
India ranks 17th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.46 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.47 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.48 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.49 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.5 deaths per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.5 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.51 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.51 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.51 deaths per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.51 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.51 deaths per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.52 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.51 deaths per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.51 deaths per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.5 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.48 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.46 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.43 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.41 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.39 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.38 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.36 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.34 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.33 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.31 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.29 deaths per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.27 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.24 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.21 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.18 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.16 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.13 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.1 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.07 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.04 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.01 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9772 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9449 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9124 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8825 deaths per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8541 deaths per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8211 deaths per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7831 deaths per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7449 deaths per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7055 deaths per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6646 deaths per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6255 deaths per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5898 deaths per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5581 deaths per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5258 deaths per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4932 deaths per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4626 deaths per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4319 deaths per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3982 deaths per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3699 deaths per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3492 deaths per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3253 deaths per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3039 deaths per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2852 deaths per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2641 deaths per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2458 deaths per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2314 deaths per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 deaths per square kilometre | 1.46 deaths per square kilometre | 1.51 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 deaths per square kilometre | 1.41 deaths per square kilometre | 1.52 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 deaths per square kilometre | 1.21 deaths per square kilometre | 1.39 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 deaths per square kilometre | 0.9124 deaths per square kilometre | 1.18 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7229 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5581 deaths per square kilometre | 0.8825 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3945 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2852 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5258 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2641 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 14 Benin 0.3198 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.3033 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 16 Kiribati 0.2296 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 18 Bahrain 0.2137 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2051 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.2026 deaths per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in India?
- Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in India was 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 deaths per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2186 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does India rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. 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 Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.