Neonatal deaths in India
India: Neonatal deaths was 386,212 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
386,212
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
1st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.27 million
in 2000
All-time low
386,212
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Neonatal deaths in India, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 386,212 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in India peaked at 1.27 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 386,212, in 2024.
India ranks 1st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 893,718 | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 681,798 | 525,925 | 852,448 | 10 |
| 2020s | 432,777 | 386,212 | 484,566 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in India?
- Neonatal deaths in India was 386,212 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 386,212 in 2024.
- How does India rank for neonatal deaths?
- India ranks 1st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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