Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — India

Under-five mortality rate in India in 2024 — 26.6 per 1,000. Ranked 134 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 89%.

2024 26.6 per 1,000 −5% vs 2023
World rank 134of 196
Period maximum 241.3 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 26.6 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — India, 1960–2024010020030019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 241.3 per 1,0001962: 235 per 1,0001964: 229.6 per 1,0001966: 224.5 per 1,0001968: 219.7 per 1,0001970: 214.4 per 1,0001972: 208.2 per 1,0001974: 200.6 per 1,0001976: 191.3 per 1,0001978: 180.7 per 1,0001980: 169.8 per 1,0001982: 159.8 per 1,0001984: 151 per 1,0001986: 142.8 per 1,0001988: 134.8 per 1,0001990: 127 per 1,0001992: 119.9 per 1,0001994: 113.1 per 1,0001996: 106.2 per 1,0001998: 99.1 per 1,0002000: 91.8 per 1,0002002: 84.6 per 1,0002004: 77.7 per 1,0002006: 71 per 1,0002008: 64.5 per 1,0002010: 58.1 per 1,0002012: 52 per 1,0002014: 46.4 per 1,0002016: 41.3 per 1,0002018: 36.9 per 1,0002020: 33 per 1,0002022: 29.5 per 1,0002024: 26.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: −214.7 (−88.98%) Average annual rate: -3.39 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 26.6 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
South Asia 26.8 per 1,000
Southern Asia computed 30.1 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 26.6 −1.4 −5%
2023 28 −1.5 −5.08%
2022 29.5 −1.7 −5.45%
2021 31.2 −1.8 −5.45%
2020 33 −1.9 −5.44%
2019 34.9 −2 −5.42%
2018 36.9 −2.1 −5.38%
2017 39 −2.3 −5.57%
2016 41.3 −2.4 −5.49%
2015 43.7 −2.7 −5.82%
2014 46.4 −2.7 −5.5%
2013 49.1 −2.9 −5.58%
2012 52 −3 −5.45%
2011 55 −3.1 −5.34%
2010 58.1 −3.1 −5.07%
2009 61.2 −3.3 −5.12%
2008 64.5 −3.3 −4.87%
2007 67.8 −3.2 −4.51%
2006 71 −3.3 −4.44%
2005 74.3 −3.4 −4.38%
2004 77.7 −3.4 −4.19%
2003 81.1 −3.5 −4.14%
2002 84.6 −3.5 −3.97%
2001 88.1 −3.7 −4.03%
2000 91.8 −3.6 −3.77%
1999 95.4 −3.7 −3.73%
1998 99.1 −3.6 −3.51%
1997 102.7 −3.5 −3.3%
1996 106.2 −3.5 −3.19%
1995 109.7 −3.4 −3.01%
1994 113.1 −3.4 −2.92%
1993 116.5 −3.4 −2.84%
1992 119.9 −3.5 −2.84%
1991 123.4 −3.6 −2.83%
1990 127 −3.9 −2.98%
1989 130.9 −3.9 −2.89%
1988 134.8 −4 −2.88%
1987 138.8 −4 −2.8%
1986 142.8 −4 −2.72%
1985 146.8 −4.2 −2.78%
1984 151 −4.2 −2.71%
1983 155.2 −4.6 −2.88%
1982 159.8 −4.8 −2.92%
1981 164.6 −5.2 −3.06%
1980 169.8 −5.4 −3.08%
1979 175.2 −5.5 −3.04%
1978 180.7 −5.4 −2.9%
1977 186.1 −5.2 −2.72%
1976 191.3 −4.8 −2.45%
1975 196.1 −4.5 −2.24%
1974 200.6 −3.9 −1.91%
1973 204.5 −3.7 −1.78%
1972 208.2 −3.2 −1.51%
1971 211.4 −3 −1.4%
1970 214.4 −2.7 −1.24%
1969 217.1 −2.6 −1.18%
1968 219.7 −2.4 −1.08%
1967 222.1 −2.4 −1.07%
1966 224.5 −2.5 −1.1%
1965 227 −2.6 −1.13%
1964 229.6 −2.6 −1.12%
1963 232.2 −2.8 −1.19%
1962 235 −3.1 −1.3%
1961 238.1 −3.2 −1.33%
1960 241.3

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.