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Infant mortality in India
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
8 of 41 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
23.3per 1,000
−1.2
since 2023
Countries · 2024
8 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−14.9
vs World
−4.4
World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · India · World
−14.9 since 2014
0
50
100
150
200
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
India
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
India
23.3
World
27.7
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance India · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
23.3 · 2024
First value
150.4 · 1960
Highest
150.4 · 1960
Lowest
23.3 · 2024
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | India | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.3 | −1.2 | 27.7 |
| 2023 | 24.5 | −1.2 | 28.4 |
| 2022 | 25.7 | −1.3 | 29.3 |
| 2021 | 27.0 | −1.3 | 29.3 |
| 2020 | 28.3 | −1.5 | 29.1 |
| 2019 | 29.8 | −1.5 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 31.3 | −1.6 | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 32.9 | −1.7 | 30.0 |
| 2016 | 34.6 | −1.7 | 30.6 |
| 2015 | 36.3 | −1.9 | 31.5 |
| 2014 | 38.2 | −1.9 | 32.1 |
| 2013 | 40.1 | −2.1 | 33.1 |
| 2012 | 42.2 | −2.0 | 34.0 |
| 2011 | 44.2 | −2.1 | 35.9 |
| 2010 | 46.3 | −2.1 | 36.7 |
| 2009 | 48.4 | −2.1 | 38.0 |
| 2008 | 50.5 | −2.0 | 39.2 |
| 2007 | 52.5 | −2.0 | 40.7 |
| 2006 | 54.5 | −2.0 | 42.3 |
| 2005 | 56.5 | −2.0 | 44.1 |
| 2004 | 58.5 | −1.9 | 46.3 |
| 2003 | 60.4 | −2.0 | 48.0 |
| 2002 | 62.4 | −1.9 | 49.9 |
| 2001 | 64.3 | −2.0 | 51.9 |
| 2000 | 66.3 | −2.0 | 53.3 |
| 1999 | 68.3 | −1.9 | 55.1 |
| 1998 | 70.2 | −1.9 | 57.0 |
| 1997 | 72.1 | −1.8 | 58.1 |
| 1996 | 73.9 | −1.7 | 59.5 |
| 1995 | 75.6 | −1.7 | 60.2 |
| 1994 | 77.3 | −1.7 | 61.4 |
| 1993 | 79.0 | −1.7 | 62.5 |
| 1992 | 80.7 | −1.8 | 63.3 |
| 1991 | 82.5 | −1.9 | 64.0 |
| 1990 | 84.4 | −2.0 | 64.0 |
| 1989 | 86.4 | −2.2 | — |
| 1988 | 88.6 | −2.2 | — |
| 1987 | 90.8 | −2.2 | — |
| 1986 | 93.0 | −2.2 | — |
| 1985 | 95.2 | −2.3 | — |
| 1984 | 97.5 | −2.3 | — |
| 1983 | 99.8 | −2.6 | — |
| 1982 | 102.4 | −2.8 | — |
| 1981 | 105.2 | −3.0 | — |
| 1980 | 108.2 | −3.2 | — |
| 1979 | 111.4 | −3.3 | — |
| 1978 | 114.7 | −3.2 | — |
| 1977 | 117.9 | −3.2 | — |
| 1976 | 121.1 | −2.9 | — |
| 1975 | 124.0 | −2.7 | — |
| 1974 | 126.7 | −2.3 | — |
| 1973 | 129.0 | −2.2 | — |
| 1972 | 131.2 | −1.9 | — |
| 1971 | 133.1 | −1.7 | — |
| 1970 | 134.8 | −1.6 | — |
| 1969 | 136.4 | −1.5 | — |
| 1968 | 137.9 | −1.3 | — |
| 1967 | 139.2 | −1.3 | — |
| 1966 | 140.5 | −1.5 | — |
| 1965 | 142.0 | −1.5 | — |
| 1964 | 143.5 | −1.5 | — |
| 1963 | 145.0 | −1.6 | — |
| 1962 | 146.6 | −1.8 | — |
| 1961 | 148.4 | −2.0 | — |
| 1960 | 150.4 | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Infant mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Finland | 2.0 | |
| 40 | Norway | 2.2 | |
| 39 | Czechia | 2.6 | |
| 38 | Spain | 2.7 | |
| 37 | South Korea | 2.9 | |
| 36 | Italy | 3.0 | |
| 35 | France | 3.2 | |
| 34 | Germany | 3.3 | |
| 33 | Netherlands | 3.5 | |
| 32 | Greece | 3.6 | |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 3.9 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 4.1 | |
| 29 | Poland | 4.2 | |
| 28 | Canada | 4.6 | |
| 27 | United States | 5.8 | |
| 26 | Russia | 6.6 | |
| 25 | Chile | 6.8 | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 6.8 | |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 7.3 | |
| 22 | Romania | 7.7 | |
| 21 | China | 8.2 | |
| 20 | Argentina | 10.0 | |
| 19 | Türkiye | 11.0 | |
| 18 | Lebanon | 11.3 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 12.9 | |
| 16 | Brazil | 13.7 | |
| 15 | Colombia | 13.9 | |
| 14 | Mexico | 15.0 | |
| 13 | Honduras | 17.0 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 21.9 | |
| 11 | Algeria | 21.9 | |
| 10 | Philippines | 22.1 | |
| 9 | Egypt | 24.1 | |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 29.8 | |
| 7 | Gabon | 33.7 | |
| 6 | Congo - Brazzaville | 35.3 | |
| 5 | India | 36.3 | |
| 4 | Yemen | 41.6 | |
| 3 | Congo - Kinshasa | 55.1 | |
| 2 | Liberia | 65.1 | |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 76.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015
What it means
Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
How it is calculated
Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.
People
India in numbers
Population
135Cr
2022
Population growth
0.89%
2025
Population density
427
2022
Median age
28.1
2023
Children under 15
24.2%
2025
Residents 65 and over
7.4%
2025
Life expectancy
72.2
2024
Births per woman
1.96
2024
Birth rate
16.0
2024
Net migration
-0.7
2023
Born abroad
0.3%
2024
Urban population
35.7%
2025