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Infant mortality in India

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 8 of 41 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · India

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
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

YearIndiaChange 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryInfant mortality
11 Algeria 21.0
20 Argentina 9.1
8 Bangladesh 26.2
15 Brazil 13.1
25 Bulgaria 5.8
28 Canada 4.5
22 Chile 6.3
21 China 6.4
16 Colombia 12.7
5 Congo - Brazzaville 32.2
3 Congo - Kinshasa 55.8
39 Czechia 2.5
18 Ecuador 11.9
9 Egypt 23.1
41 Finland 1.9
34 France 3.3
7 Gabon 31.1
35 Germany 3.2
31 Greece 3.6
13 Honduras 15.4
6 India 31.3
12 Indonesia 19.3
37 Italy 2.7
17 Lebanon 12.2
2 Liberia 63.4
32 Lithuania 3.5
14 Mexico 14.0
33 Netherlands 3.5
40 Norway 2.0
10 Philippines 22.5
29 Poland 3.9
23 Romania 6.1
27 Russia 5.1
24 Saudi Arabia 6.0
1 Sierra Leone 66.3
38 South Korea 2.6
36 Spain 2.7
19 Türkiye 9.7
30 United Kingdom 3.8
26 United States 5.6
4 Yemen 39.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

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.