Number of youth deaths in India
India: Number of youth deaths was 714,593 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
714,593 deaths
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
2nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.97 million deaths
in 1990
All-time low
714,593 deaths
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of youth deaths in India, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
India recorded 714,593 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in India peaked at 3.97 million deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 714,593 deaths, in 2024.
India ranks 2nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in India, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.97 million deaths | — |
| 1991 | 3.87 million deaths | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.78 million deaths | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.69 million deaths | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.60 million deaths | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.50 million deaths | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.40 million deaths | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.30 million deaths | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.19 million deaths | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.09 million deaths | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.99 million deaths | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 2.89 million deaths | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.78 million deaths | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.65 million deaths | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.53 million deaths | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.40 million deaths | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 2.26 million deaths | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 2.13 million deaths | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.02 million deaths | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.91 million deaths | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.80 million deaths | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.69 million deaths | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million deaths | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.48 million deaths | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million deaths | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million deaths | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million deaths | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.12 million deaths | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million deaths | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 981,249 deaths | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 910,177 deaths | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 848,121 deaths | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 798,596 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 754,555 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 714,593 deaths | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.54 million deaths | 3.09 million deaths | 3.97 million deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 million deaths | 1.91 million deaths | 2.99 million deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million deaths | 981,249 deaths | 1.80 million deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 805,208 deaths | 714,593 deaths | 910,177 deaths | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (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 youth deaths in India?
- Number of youth deaths in India was 714,593 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 million deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 714,593 deaths in 2024.
- How does India rank for number of youth deaths?
- India ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.