In 2023, the death rate in India remained nearly unchanged at around **** deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. The crude death rate is the annual number of deaths in a given population, expressed per 1,000 people. When looked at in unison with the crude birth rate, the rate of natural increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about India with key insights such as life expectancy of women at birth, total fertility rate, and crude birth rate.

The statistic shows the adult mortality rate in India from 2013 to 2023, by gender. According to the source, the adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60 - that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages. In 2023, the mortality rate for women was at ****** per 1,000 female adults, while the mortality rate for men was at ****** per 1,000 male adults in India.

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India infant mortality rate for 2025 is 24.98, a 3.18% decline from 2024.

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<li>India infant mortality rate for 2024 was <strong>25.80</strong>, a <strong>3.08% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>India infant mortality rate for 2023 was <strong>26.62</strong>, a <strong>3.89% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>India infant mortality rate for 2022 was <strong>27.70</strong>, a <strong>3.74% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

In 2023, the infant mortality rate in India was at about 24.5 deaths per 1,000 live births, a significant decrease from previous years. Infant mortality as an indicatorThe infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 live births. This rate is an important key indicator for a country’s health and standard of living; a low infant mortality rate indicates a high standard of healthcare. Causes of infant mortality include premature birth, sepsis or meningitis, sudden infant death syndrome, and pneumonia. Globally, the infant mortality rate has shrunk from 63 infant deaths per 1,000 live births to 27 since 1990 and is forecast to drop to 8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births by the year 2100. India’s rural problemWith 32 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, India is neither among the countries with the highest nor among those with the lowest infant mortality rate. Its decrease indicates an increase in medical care and hygiene, as well as a decrease in female infanticide. Increasing life expectancy at birth is another indicator that shows that the living conditions of the Indian population are improving. Still, India’s inhabitants predominantly live in rural areas, where standards of living as well as access to medical care and hygiene are traditionally lower and more complicated than in cities. Public health programs are thus put in place by the government to ensure further improvement.

Graph and download economic data for Infant Mortality Rate for India (SPDYNIMRTININD) from 1960 to 2023 about mortality, infant, India, and rate.

India: Infant deaths per 1000 live births: The latest value from 2022 is 26 deaths per 1000 live births, a decline from 27 deaths per 1000 live births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 19 deaths per 1000 live births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1967 to 2022 is 80 deaths per 1000 live births. The minimum value, 26 deaths per 1000 live births, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 143 deaths per 1000 live births was recorded in 1967.

In 2021, the under-five mortality rate among female children in India amounted to just under 31 deaths per thousand live births. This was slightly lower among male children under five years old for the same time period.

Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in India was reported at 27.8 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

India IN: Mortality Rate Attributed to Unsafe Water, Unsafe Sanitation and Lack of Hygiene: per 100,000 Population data was reported at 18.600 Ratio in 2016. India IN: Mortality Rate Attributed to Unsafe Water, Unsafe Sanitation and Lack of Hygiene: per 100,000 Population data is updated yearly, averaging 18.600 Ratio from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. India IN: Mortality Rate Attributed to Unsafe Water, Unsafe Sanitation and Lack of Hygiene: per 100,000 Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.World Bank: Health Statistics. Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

India IN: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70: Male data was reported at 26.700 NA in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.800 NA for 2015. India IN: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 27.100 NA from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.700 NA in 2000 and a record low of 26.700 NA in 2016. India IN: Mortality from CVD, Cancer, Diabetes or CRD between Exact Ages 30 and 70: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

In 2020, India recorded a neonatal mortality rate of ** deaths per thousand live births. This was a decreasing figure compared to 2015. However, the figures were still high, indicating a need for improvement in the state of healthcare for women and newborns in the country. A neonatal death is defined as the death that occurs in the first ** days of life.

Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) in India was reported at 178 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. India - Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

ObjectivesUnder the prevailing conditions of imbalanced life table and historic gender discrimination in India, our study examines crossover between life expectancies at ages zero, one and five years for India and quantifies the relative share of infant and under-five mortality towards this crossover.MethodsWe estimate threshold levels of infant and under-five mortality required for crossover using age specific death rates during 1981–2009 for 16 Indian states by sex (comprising of India’s 90% population in 2011). Kitagawa decomposition equations were used to analyse relative share of infant and under-five mortality towards crossover.FindingsIndia experienced crossover between life expectancies at ages zero and five in 2004 for menand in 2009 for women; eleven and nine Indian states have experienced this crossover for men and women, respectively. Men usually experienced crossover four years earlier than the women. Improvements in mortality below ages five have mostly contributed towards this crossover. Life expectancy at age one exceeds that at age zero for both men and women in India except for Kerala (the only state to experience this crossover in 2000 for men and 1999 for women).ConclusionsFor India, using life expectancy at age zero and under-five mortality rate together may be more meaningful to measure overall health of its people until the crossover. Delayed crossover for women, despite higher life expectancy at birth than for men reiterates that Indian women are still disadvantaged and hence use of life expectancies at ages zero, one and five become important for India. Greater programmatic efforts to control leading causes of death during the first month and 1–59 months in high child mortality areas can help India to attain this crossover early.

Across different age groups from 60 to 85+ years, the trend indicates a general fall in death rates in the country from 2008 to 2018. In the age group 60 to 64 years, there were approximately 23 deaths per thousand population in 2008, while in 2018, it was roughly deaths per thousand population.

India: Deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births: The latest value from 2022 is 29 deaths per 1000 births, a decline from 31 deaths per 1000 births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 25 deaths per 1000 births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1960 to 2022 is 130 deaths per 1000 births. The minimum value, 29 deaths per 1000 births, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 242 deaths per 1000 births was recorded in 1960.

India Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 28.000 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 30.000 NA for 2019. India Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 73.000 NA from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2020, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 140.000 NA in 1975 and a record low of 28.000 NA in 2020. India Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.GAH001: Vital Statistics.

India: Deaths of children five to fourteen years of age per 1000 live births: The latest value from 2022 is 2 deaths per 1000 births, unchanged from 2 deaths per 1000 births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 3 deaths per 1000 births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1990 to 2022 is 7 deaths per 1000 births. The minimum value, 2 deaths per 1000 births, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 14 deaths per 1000 births was recorded in 1990.

In 2020, the state of Chhattisgarh, with 31 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, recorded the highest urban infant mortality rate in India. Other regions with high mortality rates included Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. On the contrary, Kerala recorded the lowest figures for the category during the same period.

India: Neonates dying before 28 days of age, per 1,000 births: The latest value from 2022 is 18 deaths per 1000 births, a decline from 19 deaths per 1000 births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 12 deaths per 1000 births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for India from 1969 to 2022 is 51 deaths per 1000 births. The minimum value, 18 deaths per 1000 births, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 85 deaths per 1000 births was recorded in 1969.