Change on previous period2020Maternal and child

India's infant mortality rate fell to 28 per 1,000 live births in 2020, from 30 in 2019 (−6.7%).

ImprovingStrength 0.8 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST

What happened

2020: 28
2019: 30
Change: −2
Change, per cent: −6.7%

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2015

2016

2018

Why it matters

Annual and multi-year figures move slowly. A step this size is compared with how far the same series usually moves from one period to the next, so an ordinary year does not read as news.

For infant mortality rate, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.

Historical context

Typical year-to-year movement over the previous 5 steps: 2.

Full history of infant mortality rate in India

The underlying data

The stored observations this signal was computed from. Each opens its release.

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
2020	28	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2020 VOLUME 55-I	Bulletin 2020, Table 1, p.4, row "India", column IMR Total
2019	30	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2019 VOLUME 54-I	Bulletin 2019, Table 1, p.4, row "India", column IMR Total

Source and method

Publisher: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Release: SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2020 VOLUME 55-IArchived file Original URLFirst seen 3 Oct 2026
Method: How a change on previous period signal is computedHow infant mortality rate is measured

More signals for infant mortality rate in India

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, India's infant mortality rate fell to 28 per 1,000 live births in 2020, from 30 in 2019 (−6.7%). Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-BULLETIN 2020 VOLUME 55-I. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/infant-mortality-rate--india--2020--period_change