Number of infant deaths, female in India
India: Number of infant deaths, female was 257,082 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
257,082
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.35 million
in 1973
All-time low
257,082
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in India, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
India recorded 257,082 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in India peaked at 1.35 million in 1973 and was at its lowest, 257,082, in 2024.
India ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.27 million | — |
| 1961 | 1.28 million | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.29 million | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.30 million | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.31 million | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.32 million | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.32 million | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.32 million | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.33 million | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.33 million | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.34 million | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.35 million | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.35 million | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.35 million | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.35 million | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.34 million | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.32 million | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.30 million | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.28 million | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.26 million | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.25 million | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.24 million | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.22 million | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.21 million | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.20 million | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.19 million | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.17 million | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.13 million | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.06 million | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.04 million | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 991,643 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 972,443 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 951,992 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 922,943 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 909,722 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 895,910 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 874,946 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 843,658 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 800,490 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 768,958 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 728,653 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 694,693 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 662,531 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 633,811 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 605,284 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 571,575 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 539,919 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 507,163 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 469,236 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 438,376 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 417,649 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 391,442 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 367,562 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 346,690 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 321,796 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 300,608 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 284,660 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 270,449 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 257,082 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 million | 1.27 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.32 million | 1.26 million | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million | 1.13 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 million | 922,943 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 781,337 | 633,811 | 909,722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 465,490 | 346,690 | 605,284 | 10 |
| 2020s | 286,919 | 257,082 | 321,796 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in India?
- Number of infant deaths, female in India was 257,082 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 257,082 in 2024.
- How does India rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- India ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.