Largest declines in infant deaths per 1,000 live births across India, 2011–2023.
This comparison ranks the largest infant-mortality declines across 34 Indian reporting areas between 2011 and 2023. Each decline subtracts the 2023 rate from the 2011 rate, using infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha shared the largest decline at 27, moving from 41 to 14 and from 57 to 30. Rajasthan ranked seventh with a 23 decline.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jammu and Kashmir | −27 | 2011 to 2023 |
| 2 | Odisha | −27 | 2011 to 2023 |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | −26 | 2011 to 2023 |
| 4 | Assam | −25 | 2011 to 2023 |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | −24 | 2011 to 2023 |
| 6 | Himachal Pradesh | −24 | 2011 to 2023 |
| 7 | Rajasthan | −23 | 2011 to 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 2011 and 2023 infant mortality endpoints used to calculate every decline.
Infant mortality is deaths before age one per 1,000 live births. Both endpoints use the same reporting-area definition.
Reporting areas with infant mortality rates in both 2011 and 2023 are compared by the size of the decline. Areas are ordered by the largest reduction, with complete ties retained.
Every endpoint uses the same Reserve Bank of India release, infant-mortality definition and unit.
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