Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in India
India: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.091 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.091 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
14th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.4556 units per square kilometre
in 1973
All-time low
0.091 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.091 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.4556 units per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.091 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
India ranks 14th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4312 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4344 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4377 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4416 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4438 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4444 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4454 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4471 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4476 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4492 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4527 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4552 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4556 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4554 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4497 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4452 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4386 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4304 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4242 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4208 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4168 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4111 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4066 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4046 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.401 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3982 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3938 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3857 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3791 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3709 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3638 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3576 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3512 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3456 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3403 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3335 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3271 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3202 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3104 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.306 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3013 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2943 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2838 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2692 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2586 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2451 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2337 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2228 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2132 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2036 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1922 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1816 units per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1706 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1578 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1474 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1405 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1317 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1236 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1082 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1011 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0957 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4415 units per square kilometre | 0.4312 units per square kilometre | 0.4476 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4456 units per square kilometre | 0.4242 units per square kilometre | 0.4556 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4018 units per square kilometre | 0.3791 units per square kilometre | 0.4208 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3421 units per square kilometre | 0.3104 units per square kilometre | 0.3709 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2628 units per square kilometre | 0.2132 units per square kilometre | 0.306 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1566 units per square kilometre | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | 0.2036 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.099 units per square kilometre | 0.091 units per square kilometre | 0.1082 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 11 Malawi 0.1167 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Gambia 0.116 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Naoero 0.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 0.0887 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Benin 0.0851 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahrain 0.085 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for India
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in India?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in India was 0.091 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4556 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does India rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.