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India: Mortality rate, under-5

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

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year. Annual figures for India from 1960 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

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5 (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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