Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in India
India: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.1059 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1059 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
16th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.7586 units per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.1059 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1059 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.7586 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1059 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
India ranks 16th 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.73 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7337 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7387 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7443 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.748 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7502 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7522 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7541 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7536 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7544 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.757 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7586 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.7579 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7561 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7488 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7415 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7312 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7184 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7066 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6972 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.688 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.678 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6698 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6643 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6562 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6482 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6384 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6243 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6109 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5954 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5809 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.567 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.553 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5396 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5261 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5103 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.495 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4786 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4589 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.445 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4311 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4155 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3965 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3738 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3551 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3338 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.315 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2967 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2801 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2641 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.247 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.231 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2151 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1979 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1831 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1722 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1599 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.149 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1288 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1196 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1123 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1059 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1059 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1059 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0488 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.745 units per square kilometre | 0.73 units per square kilometre | 0.7541 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.743 units per square kilometre | 0.7066 units per square kilometre | 0.7586 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6575 units per square kilometre | 0.6109 units per square kilometre | 0.6972 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5305 units per square kilometre | 0.4589 units per square kilometre | 0.5954 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3643 units per square kilometre | 0.2801 units per square kilometre | 0.445 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1959 units per square kilometre | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | 0.2641 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | 0.1059 units per square kilometre | 0.1288 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 13 Malawi 0.1514 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Benin 0.1456 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.1378 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Bahrain 0.1025 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kiribati 0.1012 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Naoero 0.1 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in India?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in India was 0.1059 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7586 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1059 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does India rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. 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 under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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 under-five 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.