Number of deaths who in India
India: Number of deaths who was 13.36 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
13.36 million
Change on year
up 29.2%
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
13.36 million
in 2021
All-time low
8.75 million
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of deaths who in India, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths who in India stood at 13.36 million. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.2% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths who in India peaked at 13.36 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.75 million, in 2010.
India ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths who in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.91 million | — |
| 2001 | 8.91 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.86 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.86 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.81 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.75 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.86 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.77 million | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 8.98 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.09 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.26 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.40 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.34 million | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 13.36 million | +29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.84 million | 8.75 million | 8.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.08 million | 8.75 million | 9.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.85 million | 10.34 million | 13.36 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 Cook Islands 129.76 compare
- 2 China 11.50 million compare
- 2 Niue 28.03 compare
- 3 United States 3.47 million compare
- 4 Indonesia 2.64 million compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,332 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.7713 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9514 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths who in India?
- Number of deaths who in India was 13.36 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 13.36 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.75 million in 2010.
- How does India rank for number of deaths who?
- India ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths who rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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