Infant Mortality Rate: India
India's infant mortality rate is currently 23.3 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # India Infant Mortality Rate India's infant mortality rate stands at 23.
Current (2024)
23.3 per 1,000 births
-4.9% y/y
Peak (1960)
150.4 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
23.3 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — India
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — India
Analysis# India Infant Mortality Rate
India's infant mortality rate stands at 23.3 per 1,000 births in 2024, marking a historic low for the country. This represents a dramatic 84.5% decline from the 1960 peak of 150.4 deaths per 1,000 births. Over six decades, India has transformed childhood survival outcomes through sustained improvements in healthcare access, maternal nutrition, and immunization coverage.
The decline has accelerated in recent years, with the rate falling from 36.3 in 2015 to 23.3 in 2024—a reduction of 13 deaths per 1,000 births in just nine years. Annual progress has remained consistent, dropping approximately 1.2–1.6 points yearly since 2015. Continuation of this trajectory depends on maintaining investments in primary healthcare infrastructure and addressing regional disparities that persist across India's diverse states.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.3 per 1,000 births | -4.90% |
| 2023 | 24.5 per 1,000 births | -4.67% |
| 2022 | 25.7 per 1,000 births | -4.81% |
| 2021 | 27 per 1,000 births | -4.59% |
| 2020 | 28.3 per 1,000 births | -5.03% |
| 2019 | 29.8 per 1,000 births | -4.79% |
| 2018 | 31.3 per 1,000 births | -4.86% |
| 2017 | 32.9 per 1,000 births | -4.91% |
| 2016 | 34.6 per 1,000 births | -4.68% |
| 2015 | 36.3 per 1,000 births | -4.97% |
| 2014 | 38.2 per 1,000 births | -4.74% |
| 2013 | 40.1 per 1,000 births | -4.98% |
| 2012 | 42.2 per 1,000 births | -4.52% |
| 2011 | 44.2 per 1,000 births | -4.54% |
| 2010 | 46.3 per 1,000 births | -4.34% |
| 2009 | 48.4 per 1,000 births | -4.16% |
| 2008 | 50.5 per 1,000 births | -3.81% |
| 2007 | 52.5 per 1,000 births | -3.67% |
| 2006 | 54.5 per 1,000 births | -3.54% |
| 2005 | 56.5 per 1,000 births | -3.42% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58.5 per 1,000 births | -3.15% |
| 2003 | 60.4 per 1,000 births | -3.21% |
| 2002 | 62.4 per 1,000 births | -2.95% |
| 2001 | 64.3 per 1,000 births | -3.02% |
| 2000 | 66.3 per 1,000 births | -2.93% |
| 1999 | 68.3 per 1,000 births | -2.71% |
| 1998 | 70.2 per 1,000 births | -2.64% |
| 1997 | 72.1 per 1,000 births | -2.44% |
| 1996 | 73.9 per 1,000 births | -2.25% |
| 1995 | 75.6 per 1,000 births | -2.20% |
| 1994 | 77.3 per 1,000 births | -2.15% |
| 1993 | 79 per 1,000 births | -2.11% |
| 1992 | 80.7 per 1,000 births | -2.18% |
| 1991 | 82.5 per 1,000 births | -2.25% |
| 1990 | 84.4 per 1,000 births | -2.31% |
| 1989 | 86.4 per 1,000 births | -2.48% |
| 1988 | 88.6 per 1,000 births | -2.42% |
| 1987 | 90.8 per 1,000 births | -2.37% |
| 1986 | 93 per 1,000 births | -2.31% |
| 1985 | 95.2 per 1,000 births | -2.36% |
| 1984 | 97.5 per 1,000 births | -2.30% |
| 1983 | 99.8 per 1,000 births | -2.54% |
| 1982 | 102.4 per 1,000 births | -2.66% |
| 1981 | 105.2 per 1,000 births | -2.77% |
| 1980 | 108.2 per 1,000 births | -2.87% |
| 1979 | 111.4 per 1,000 births | -2.88% |
| 1978 | 114.7 per 1,000 births | -2.71% |
| 1977 | 117.9 per 1,000 births | -2.64% |
| 1976 | 121.1 per 1,000 births | -2.34% |
| 1975 | 124 per 1,000 births | -2.13% |
| 1974 | 126.7 per 1,000 births | -1.78% |
| 1973 | 129 per 1,000 births | -1.68% |
| 1972 | 131.2 per 1,000 births | -1.43% |
| 1971 | 133.1 per 1,000 births | -1.26% |
| 1970 | 134.8 per 1,000 births | -1.17% |
| 1969 | 136.4 per 1,000 births | -1.09% |
| 1968 | 137.9 per 1,000 births | -0.93% |
| 1967 | 139.2 per 1,000 births | -0.93% |
| 1966 | 140.5 per 1,000 births | -1.06% |
| 1965 | 142 per 1,000 births | -1.05% |
| 1964 | 143.5 per 1,000 births | -1.03% |
| 1963 | 145 per 1,000 births | -1.09% |
| 1962 | 146.6 per 1,000 births | -1.21% |
| 1961 | 148.4 per 1,000 births | -1.33% |
| 1960 | 150.4 per 1,000 births | — |
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