Number of infant deaths, male in India
India: Number of infant deaths, male was 282,491 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
282,491
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
2nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.51 million
in 1972
All-time low
282,491
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, male 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
In 2024, number of infant deaths, male in India stood at 282,491. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in India peaked at 1.51 million in 1972 and was at its lowest, 282,491, in 2024.
That places India 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.44 million | — |
| 1961 | 1.45 million | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.46 million | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.47 million | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.48 million | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.49 million | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.50 million | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.50 million | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.50 million | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.50 million | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.50 million | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.51 million | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.51 million | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.51 million | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.51 million | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.50 million | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.49 million | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.47 million | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.44 million | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.43 million | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.42 million | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.41 million | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.40 million | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.39 million | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.37 million | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.36 million | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.34 million | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.32 million | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.29 million | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.27 million | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.22 million | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.19 million | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.17 million | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 988,651 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 962,834 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 927,654 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 887,059 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 858,110 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 814,553 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 775,605 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 735,114 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 700,461 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 671,508 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 637,091 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 603,539 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 571,423 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 537,535 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 498,801 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 467,761 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 447,017 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 420,023 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 395,933 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 374,695 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 349,099 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 327,375 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 311,083 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 296,168 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 282,491 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 million | 1.44 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.49 million | 1.43 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 million | 1.27 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 1.02 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 832,155 | 671,508 | 988,651 | 10 |
| 2010s | 495,382 | 374,695 | 637,091 | 10 |
| 2020s | 313,243 | 282,491 | 349,099 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.14 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in India?
- Number of infant deaths, male in India was 282,491 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, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 282,491 in 2024.
- How does India rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- India ranks 2nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.