Child mortality rate: India

2.66% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 108 years from 1911 to 2024 are below.

Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.

Every year

Year	Value (deaths per 100 live births)
2024	2.66
2023	2.8
2022	2.95
2021	3.12
2020	3.3
2019	3.49
2018	3.69
2017	3.9
2016	4.13
2015	4.37
2014	4.64
2013	4.91
2012	5.2
2011	5.5
2010	5.81
2009	6.12
2008	6.45
2007	6.78
2006	7.1
2005	7.43
2004	7.77
2003	8.11
2002	8.46
2001	8.81
2000	9.18
1999	9.54
1998	9.91
1997	10.27
1996	10.62
1995	10.97
1994	11.31
1993	11.65
1992	11.99
1991	12.34
1990	12.7
1989	13.09
1988	13.48
1987	13.88
1986	14.28
1985	14.68
1984	15.1
1983	15.52
1982	15.98
1981	16.46
1980	16.98
1979	17.52
1978	18.07
1977	18.61
1976	19.13
1975	19.61
1974	20.06
1973	20.45
1972	20.82
1971	21.14
1970	21.44
1969	21.71
1968	21.97
1967	22.21
1966	22.45
1965	22.7
1964	22.96
1963	23.22
1962	23.5
1961	23.81
1960	24.13
1959	24.48
1958	24.84
1957	25.22
1956	25.6
1955	26
1954	26.42
1953	26.82
1950	26.68
1945	24.43
1944	27.47
1943	26.85
1942	26.52
1941	25.67
1940	26.02
1939	25.32
1938	27.16
1937	26.35
1936	26.35
1935	26.68
1934	30.41
1933	27.78
1932	27.47
1931	29.1
1930	29.42
1929	28.93
1928	28.11
1927	27.16
1926	30.73
1925	28.27
1924	30.73
1923	28.6
1922	28.44
1921	32.2
1920	31.71
1919	36.41
1918	43.36
1917	33.34
1916	32.85
1915	32.85
1914	34.47
1913	31.71
1912	33.83
1911	33.34