India — Mortality & Life Expectancy (2025)

Name: India Mortality & Life Expectancy
Creator: Measured World
Published: 2024-07-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/

India recorded 9.72 million deaths in 2025. Life expectancy at birth is 72.5 years. The infant mortality rate is 21.7 per 1,000 live births.

Annual Deaths

9.72 million

Life Expectancy

72.5 years

Death Rate

6.6 per 1,000

Infant Mortality

21.7 per 1,000 births

Under-5 Mortality

27.1 per 1,000 births

Historical Data & Projections (1950–2100)

Year	Deaths	Life Exp.	Infant Mort.
1950	7.85 million	41.2	176.4
1960	8.47 million	45.6	153.4
1970	9.29 million	48.6	139.7
1980	9.45 million	53.6	116.7
1990	9.28 million	58.6	91.6
2000	9.13 million	62.7	68.9
2010	8.91 million	67.2	45.5
2020	10.12 million	70.2	26.5
2024	9.56 million	72.2	22.6
2050	14.79 million	77.5	9.1
2100	20.54 million	85.3	3.4

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.

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