Rankings

Death rate and infant mortality by state

India’s infant mortality rate was 25 per 1,000 live births in 2023 and the crude death rate 6.4 per 1,000 people.

Death rate and infant mortality by state
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1	Chhattisgarh	37	8.3
2	Madhya Pradesh	37	6.8
3	Uttar Pradesh	37	6.5
4	Meghalaya	34	5.5
5	Assam	30	6.2
6	Odisha	30	7.7
7	Jharkhand	29	6.3
8	Rajasthan	29	5.9
9	Haryana	26	6.8
10	Bihar	23	6.1
11	Arunachal Pradesh	20	5.5
12	Gujarat	20	6.4
13	Uttarakhand	20	6.1
14	Andhra Pradesh	19	6.9
15	Telangana	18	6.3
16	Punjab	17	7.3
17	West Bengal	17	5.7
18	Tripura	15	6.2
19	Delhi	14	4.5
20	Himachal Pradesh	14	6.7
21	Jammu and Kashmir	14	5.6
22	Karnataka	14	6.8
23	Maharashtra	14	6.1
24	Mizoram	13	5.9
25	Tamil Nadu	12	6.9
26	Nagaland	10	5.5
27	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	9	6.3
28	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	9	4.8
29	Lakshadweep	9	5.5
30	Chandigarh	7	4.0
31	Puducherry	7	6.4
32	Goa	6	6.8
33	Sikkim	6	4.8
34	Kerala	5	7.2
35	Ladakh	4	5.5
36	Manipur	3	4.5

For smaller States and UTs the IMR is a 2021–23 average because yearly samples are small.

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2023

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction