India vs Low & middle income: Number of under-five deaths, female
India
297,646
in 2024
Low & middle income
2.18 million
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Number of under-five deaths, female over time
- India
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 2.18 million against 297,646 in India, a difference of 1.88 million.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 7.3 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.58 million | 5.44 million | 3.86 million | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 3.96 million | 2.88 million | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 582,315 | 2.82 million | 2.24 million | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 336,986 | 2.30 million | 1.96 million | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, India or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 2.18 million against 297,646 in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between India and Low & middle income?
- 1.88 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
- India ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of female children dying before reaching age five.