Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, India or Middle income?

Middle income, at 1.46 million against 297,646 in India as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between India and Middle income?

1.16 million, with Middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

India vs Middle income: Number of under-five deaths, female

India

297,646

in 2024

Middle income

1.46 million

in 2024

India rank

2nd

Middle income rank

4th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

India
Middle income

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 1.46 million against 297,646 in India, a difference of 1.16 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 4.9 times India's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.58 million	4.31 million	2.73 million	Middle income
2000s	1.08 million	3.00 million	1.92 million	Middle income
2010s	582,315	2.04 million	1.46 million	Middle income
2020s	336,986	1.54 million	1.21 million	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 Middle income?: Middle income, at 1.46 million against 297,646 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between India and Middle income?: 1.16 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: India ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 4th 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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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.