In 2020, the state of Madhya Pradesh, with 47 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, recorded the highest rural infant mortality rate in India. Other regions with high mortality rates included Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. On the contrary, Delhi recorded the lowest figures for the category during the same period.

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.

The data shows the year, state and region wise estimated birth rates, death rates, infant mortality rates by residence

Note: Infant Mortality Rate for smaller States & Union Territories are based on three-years period 2013-15.

Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: West Bengal data was reported at 19.000 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.000 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: West Bengal data is updated yearly, averaging 33.000 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.000 NA in 1998 and a record low of 19.000 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: West Bengal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH005: Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: by States.

This dataset contains the Infant Mortality Rates (IMR) across various years, states, genders such as male and female, and regions such as urban and rural. Data for some smaller states prior to 2004 is not available due to inadequacy of samples. For some states like Kerala and Delhi, there are instances when no deaths were reported. This has been highlighted in the notes column.

This layer shows State wise Birth rate, Death rate & Infant Mortality rate (2009 & 2019)Source of data: https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey/doc/stat/tab82.pdfNote: Andhra Pradesh includes Telangana for the year 2009 and Jammu & Kashmir includes Ladakh for the year 2019, Birth rate & death rate per 1000 population and IMR is infant deaths per 1000 live births.This web layer is offered by Esri India, for ArcGIS Online subscribers. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know via content@esri.in.

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.

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.

Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Gujarat data was reported at 23.000 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.000 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Gujarat data is updated yearly, averaging 48.000 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.000 NA in 1998 and a record low of 23.000 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Gujarat data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH005: Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: by States.

Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Maharashtra data was reported at 16.000 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.000 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Maharashtra data is updated yearly, averaging 31.000 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.000 NA in 1998 and a record low of 16.000 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Maharashtra data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH005: Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: by States.

Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Kerala data was reported at 6.000 NA in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.000 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Kerala data is updated yearly, averaging 12.000 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.000 NA in 1998 and a record low of 6.000 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Kerala data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH005: Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: by States.

The state with the highest IMR in India between 2011 and 2015 was Madhya Pradesh, which presented an IMR of ** per thousand infants. From 2031 to 2035, the highest projected IMRs were to be seen in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with ** and ** deaths per thousand infants respectively. Countries with high IMR rates are indicative of subpar standards not only in terms of medical treatment, but also relative to sanitation, nutrition, and education. The infant mortality rate (IMR) is a health indicator of the general physical health of a society. The IMR measures the amount of human deaths that take place within a group, under the age of one year.

This statistic shows the 20 countries* with the highest infant mortality rate in 2024. An estimated 101.3 infants per 1,000 live births died in the first year of life in Afghanistan in 2024. Infant and child mortality Infant mortality usually refers to the death of children younger than one year. Child mortality, which is often used synonymously with infant mortality, is the death of children younger than five. Among the main causes are pneumonia, diarrhea – which causes dehydration – and infections in newborns, with malnutrition also posing a severe problem. As can be seen above, most countries with a high infant mortality rate are developing countries or emerging countries, most of which are located in Africa. Good health care and hygiene are crucial in reducing child mortality; among the countries with the lowest infant mortality rate are exclusively developed countries, whose inhabitants usually have access to clean water and comprehensive health care. Access to vaccinations, antibiotics and a balanced nutrition also help reducing child mortality in these regions. In some countries, infants are killed if they turn out to be of a certain gender. India, for example, is known as a country where a lot of girls are aborted or killed right after birth, as they are considered to be too expensive for poorer families, who traditionally have to pay a costly dowry on the girl’s wedding day. Interestingly, the global mortality rate among boys is higher than that for girls, which could be due to the fact that more male infants are actually born than female ones. Other theories include a stronger immune system in girls, or more premature births among boys.

Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Mizoram: Rural data was reported at 3.000 NA in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.000 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Mizoram: Rural data is updated yearly, averaging 26.500 NA from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2020, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.000 NA in 2010 and a record low of 3.000 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Mizoram: Rural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH005: Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: by States.

Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Karnataka data was reported at 19.000 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.000 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Karnataka data is updated yearly, averaging 41.000 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.000 NA in 2001 and a record low of 19.000 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Karnataka data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH005: Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: by States.

In 2020, the infant mortality rate in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India was about 24 deaths per 1,000 live births. This value represented a significant decrease in infant mortality in Andhra Pradesh from previous years.

Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Assam data was reported at 36.000 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.000 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Assam data is updated yearly, averaging 61.000 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78.000 NA in 1997 and a record low of 36.000 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Assam data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH005: Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: by States.

This layer shows Infant Mortality Rates (per 1000 livebirths) across states and UTs of IndiaSource of data: https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey/doc/stat/tab813.pdfNote: In NFHS-5, Jammu & Kashmir is Union Territory excluding Ladakh (UT) This web layer is offered by Esri India, for ArcGIS Online subscribers. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know via content@esri.in.

India Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Ladakh data was reported at 16.000 NA in 2020. India Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Ladakh data is updated yearly, averaging 16.000 NA from Dec 2020 (Median) to 2020, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.000 NA in 2020 and a record low of 16.000 NA in 2020. India Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Ladakh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH005: Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: by States.

Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Maharashtra: Urban data was reported at 11.000 NA in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.000 NA for 2019. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Maharashtra: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 22.000 NA from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2020, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.000 NA in 2000 and a record low of 11.000 NA in 2020. Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: per 1000 Live Births: Maharashtra: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAH005: Vital Statistics: Infant Mortality Rate: by States.