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India: Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

26.60per 1,000 live births · 2024-42.7% since 2014

Probability of dying by age 5 per 1,000 live births. Annual figures for India from 1953 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202426.6
202328
202229.5
202131.2
202033
201934.9
201836.9
201739
201641.3
201543.7
201446.4
201349.1
201252
201155
201058.1
200961.2
200864.5
200767.8
200671
200574.3
200477.7
200381.1
200284.6
200188.1
200091.8
199995.4
199899.1
1997102.7
1996106.2
1995109.7
1994113.1
1993116.5
1992119.9
1991123.4
1990127
1989130.9
1988134.8
1987138.8
1986142.8
1985146.8
1984151
1983155.2
1982159.8
1981164.6
1980169.8
1979175.2
1978180.7
1977186.1
1976191.3
1975196.1
1974200.6
1973204.5
1972208.2
1971211.4
1970214.4
1969217.1
1968219.7
1967222.1
1966224.5
1965227
1964229.6
1963232.2
1962235
1961238.1
1960241.3
1959244.8
1958248.4
1957252.2
1956256
1955260
1954264.2
1953268.2

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Health Organization (2026). Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-under5-mortality (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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