Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in India
India: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0996 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0996 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
15th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.5094 units per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.0996 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0996 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.5094 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0996 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
India ranks 15th 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, male, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4881 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4913 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4951 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4992 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5019 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.503 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5041 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5058 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5061 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5059 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5081 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5094 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5093 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5085 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5044 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5002 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4945 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4854 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4799 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.478 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4754 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4705 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.466 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4619 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4568 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4516 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4433 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4345 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4258 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4171 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4088 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4009 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3924 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3844 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3765 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3682 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3585 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.349 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3422 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3325 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3238 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.312 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2984 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2886 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.274 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2609 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2472 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2356 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2259 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2143 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.203 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1922 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1808 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1678 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1573 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1503 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1413 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1332 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.126 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1174 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1101 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1046 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0996 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4994 units per square kilometre | 0.4881 units per square kilometre | 0.5061 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5005 units per square kilometre | 0.4799 units per square kilometre | 0.5094 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4564 units per square kilometre | 0.4258 units per square kilometre | 0.478 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3798 units per square kilometre | 0.3422 units per square kilometre | 0.4171 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2799 units per square kilometre | 0.2259 units per square kilometre | 0.3325 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1666 units per square kilometre | 0.126 units per square kilometre | 0.2143 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | 0.0996 units per square kilometre | 0.1174 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.1106 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Benin 0.1093 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Togo 0.1055 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Kiribati 0.0963 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahrain 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0816 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, male, per square kilometre in India?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in India was 0.0996 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5094 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0996 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does India rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male 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, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male 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, male 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.