State and union-territory reporting areas ranked by infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2023.
This comparison ranks infant mortality across 35 Indian state and union-territory reporting areas in 2023. The rate counts deaths before age one per 1,000 live births. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh shared the highest rate at 37 deaths per 1,000 live births. Haryana ranked ninth at 26, 11 below the tied leaders.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chhattisgarh | 37 | 2023 |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 37 | 2023 |
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh | 37 | 2023 |
| 4 | Meghalaya | 34 | 2023 |
| 5 | Assam | 30 | 2023 |
| 6 | Odisha | 30 | 2023 |
| 7 | Jharkhand | 29 | 2023 |
| 8 | Rajasthan | 29 | 2023 |
| 9 | Haryana | 26 | 2023 |
Source 1: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024–25 — State-wise Infant Mortality Rate
Publisher: Reserve Bank of India
Dataset/table: State-wise Infant Mortality Rate
Units: infant deaths per 1,000 live births
Date checked: 2026-07-18
Evidence: Provides the 2023 infant mortality rate values for the complete reporting-area universe used in the ranking.
Infant mortality is deaths before age one per 1,000 live births. Daman and Diu has no 2023 observation in the source and is not included.
Reporting areas with a 2023 infant mortality rate are ordered from highest to lowest or lowest to highest as stated in the title. The All India total and missing observations are excluded.
Every value uses the same Reserve Bank of India release, 2023 reference year, infant-mortality definition and unit.
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