Number of child deaths per woman in India
India: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0574 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
70th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.48 under-five deaths per woman
in 1918
All-time low
0.0574 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
108
1911–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in India, 1911–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in India peaked at 2.48 under-five deaths per woman in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
India ranks 70th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of child deaths per woman in India, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1912 | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 1914 | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | +8.5% |
| 1915 | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1916 | 1.87 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 2.48 under-five deaths per woman | +30.3% |
| 1919 | 2.09 under-five deaths per woman | -15.9% |
| 1920 | 1.82 under-five deaths per woman | -12.7% |
| 1921 | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | +1.9% |
| 1922 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | -11.5% |
| 1923 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | +0.8% |
| 1924 | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | +7.6% |
| 1925 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 1926 | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | +8.9% |
| 1927 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | -11.5% |
| 1928 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | +3.7% |
| 1929 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | +3.3% |
| 1930 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1932 | 1.62 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1933 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | +9.8% |
| 1935 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | -12.1% |
| 1936 | 1.56 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1937 | 1.56 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | +3.1% |
| 1939 | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1940 | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | +2.6% |
| 1941 | 1.52 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1942 | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | +3.3% |
| 1943 | 1.59 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | +2.3% |
| 1945 | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | -11.1% |
| 1950 | 1.53 under-five deaths per woman | +5.7% |
| 1953 | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 1.56 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 1.43 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.39 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9814 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.932 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8834 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8424 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8109 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7735 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7382 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7087 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6818 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6508 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6283 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5985 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5691 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5407 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5138 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4885 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4648 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4424 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4211 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4005 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3804 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3607 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3414 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3228 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3075 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2911 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2721 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2532 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2367 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2199 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2035 under-five deaths per woman | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1886 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1753 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1637 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1511 under-five deaths per woman | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1394 under-five deaths per woman | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1282 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1181 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1069 under-five deaths per woman | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1 under-five deaths per woman | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0939 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0858 under-five deaths per woman | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0802 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0735 under-five deaths per woman | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0676 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0633 under-five deaths per woman | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.065 under-five deaths per woman | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.061 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0396 under-five deaths per woman, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths per woman in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +30.3% | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | 2.48 under-five deaths per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | 2.48 under-five deaths per woman | 9 |
| 1920s | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 6 |
| 1950s | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1960s | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 1.43 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8424 under-five deaths per woman | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6701 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5407 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8109 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4137 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3228 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5138 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2312 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1637 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3075 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0735 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1511 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0629 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0676 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 67 Micronesia (country) 0.063 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 68 Guyana 0.0587 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 69 Bangladesh 0.0579 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 71 Dominica 0.0549 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 72 Palau 0.0547 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 73 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0542 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in India?
- Number of child deaths per woman in India was 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 under-five deaths per woman in 1918.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does India rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- India ranks 70th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).