Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in India
India: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.1126 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1126 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
18th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.758 units per square kilometre
in 1971
All-time low
0.1126 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in India stood at 0.1126 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.758 units per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.1126 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places India 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7308 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7352 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.74 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7458 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7503 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.753 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7553 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7575 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7578 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7572 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.758 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7578 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7563 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7538 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7473 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7396 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7293 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.715 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7036 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6962 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6888 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6796 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6711 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6632 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6543 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6451 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6324 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6186 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6041 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5894 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5742 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5594 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5438 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5286 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5137 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4988 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4822 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4663 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4535 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4375 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.423 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4056 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3865 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.371 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3504 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3308 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3106 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2931 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.278 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2617 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2462 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2317 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2168 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2003 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1868 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.177 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1655 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1549 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1458 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1353 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1262 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1191 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1126 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1126 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0445 units per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1126 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0608 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7473 units per square kilometre | 0.7308 units per square kilometre | 0.7578 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7418 units per square kilometre | 0.7036 units per square kilometre | 0.758 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6553 units per square kilometre | 0.6041 units per square kilometre | 0.6962 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.521 units per square kilometre | 0.4535 units per square kilometre | 0.5894 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3586 units per square kilometre | 0.278 units per square kilometre | 0.4375 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1987 units per square kilometre | 0.1458 units per square kilometre | 0.2617 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1233 units per square kilometre | 0.1126 units per square kilometre | 0.1353 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 15 Togo 0.1655 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Kiribati 0.1284 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1151 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Bahrain 0.1113 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.1092 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Ethiopia 0.1048 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, male, per square kilometre in India?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in India was 0.1126 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.758 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1126 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does India rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. 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, male, 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, 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 under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five 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 under-five 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.