At what rate do babies die before their first birthday in India?
ORGI · released 20 May 2026 · next due by 19 Jul 2027
| Period | Value (per 1,000 live births) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2020 | 28 |
| 2019 | 30 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2015 | 37 |
| 2014 | 39 |
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India's infant mortality rate was 24 per 1,000 live births in 2024 (SRS), compared with 25 per 1,000 live births in 2023. Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2024.
Cite as: Sample Registration System (SRS), Statistical Report 2024 (Registrar General of India)
What this shows
- India's infant mortality rate was 24 per 1,000 live births in 2024, down from 25 in 2023 and 39 in 2014.
- It was 27 in rural areas and 17 in urban areas in 2024, against 34 and 20 in 2019. About one in every 42 infants still dies within its first year.
- Among bigger states, Chhattisgarh had the highest IMR (36) and Kerala the lowest (8) in 2024.
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Source and method
What exactly is measured
Infant mortality rate: deaths of children under one year per 1,000 live births in the year, from the Sample Registration System (SRS) of the Registrar General of India. The SRS has used its Census 2011-based sample since 2014.
Infant mortality by state
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024, Sample Registration System. For the eight smaller states (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura) and the six UTs the figure is the 2022-24 average, because their samples are small; the 2023 comparison is shown for the bigger states only. Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2024, 2024.
Where
Ranked
How are the states spread?
16 of 36 states fall between 10 per 1,000 live births and 20 per 1,000 live births. Each column counts the states in one band of infant mortality; the dashed line is the all-India figure.
Hover a column for the states in it. Bands are equal widths of the state figures, 2024.
History: every published version
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No figure in this series has been revised since we began recording on 18 Oct 2026.
- 11 periods, latest 2024: 24 per 1,000 live births · first snapshotArchived source
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- 242024, SRS Statistical Report 2024
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