Number of deaths in India
India: Number of deaths was 9.51 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.51 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
13.09 million
in 2021
All-time low
7.85 million
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 9.51 million for number of deaths in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in India peaked at 13.09 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.85 million, in 1950.
India ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.85 million | — |
| 1951 | 7.97 million | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 8.05 million | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 8.17 million | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 8.12 million | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 8.17 million | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 8.23 million | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 8.32 million | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 8.37 million | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 8.40 million | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 8.47 million | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 8.59 million | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 8.68 million | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 8.77 million | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 8.87 million | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 9.49 million | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 9.54 million | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 9.61 million | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 9.16 million | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 9.22 million | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 9.29 million | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 9.38 million | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 9.47 million | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 9.52 million | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 9.49 million | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 9.49 million | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 9.50 million | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.49 million | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 9.46 million | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 9.44 million | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 9.45 million | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.45 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 9.43 million | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 9.42 million | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 9.41 million | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.40 million | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 9.39 million | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.37 million | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.34 million | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.31 million | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 9.28 million | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 9.26 million | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 9.23 million | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.22 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 9.20 million | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 9.19 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.18 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 9.17 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 9.16 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 9.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.13 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.10 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.07 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.91 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.89 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.88 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.88 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.00 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.07 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.12 million | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 13.09 million | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 9.37 million | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 9.51 million | +1.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 9.51 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810, 108.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 9.51 million is above the median for South Asia, which is 184,148, 51.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +29.4% | 10.12 million | 13.09 million |
| 2022 | -28.4% | 13.09 million | 9.37 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.17 million | 7.85 million | 8.40 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.04 million | 8.47 million | 9.61 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.45 million | 9.29 million | 9.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.40 million | 9.31 million | 9.45 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.20 million | 9.14 million | 9.28 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.04 million | 8.93 million | 9.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.99 million | 8.88 million | 9.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.52 million | 9.37 million | 13.09 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in India?
- Number of deaths in India was 9.51 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 13.09 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.85 million in 1950.
- How does India rank for number of deaths?
- India ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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