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# Infant Mortality Rate by State, 2023

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, per 1,000 live births, 2023, lower is better. All India: 25 per 1,000. Source: [RBI, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2024-25, Table 4](https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23453), data: Sample Registration System, Office of the Registrar General of India.

| Rank | State | Infant mortality rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manipur | 3 per 1,000 |
| 2 | Kerala | 5 per 1,000 |
| 3 | Goa | 6 per 1,000 |
| 3 | Sikkim | 6 per 1,000 |
| 5 | Puducherry | 7 per 1,000 |
| 6 | Nagaland | 10 per 1,000 |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu | 12 per 1,000 |
| 8 | Mizoram | 13 per 1,000 |
| 9 | Delhi | 14 per 1,000 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 14 per 1,000 |
| 9 | Jammu and Kashmir | 14 per 1,000 |
| 9 | Karnataka | 14 per 1,000 |
| 9 | Maharashtra | 14 per 1,000 |
| 14 | Tripura | 15 per 1,000 |
| 15 | Punjab | 17 per 1,000 |
| 15 | West Bengal | 17 per 1,000 |
| 17 | Telangana | 18 per 1,000 |
| 18 | Andhra Pradesh | 19 per 1,000 |
| 19 | Arunachal Pradesh | 20 per 1,000 |
| 19 | Gujarat | 20 per 1,000 |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | 20 per 1,000 |
| 22 | Bihar | 23 per 1,000 |
| 23 | Haryana | 26 per 1,000 |
| 24 | Jharkhand | 29 per 1,000 |
| 24 | Rajasthan | 29 per 1,000 |
| 26 | Assam | 30 per 1,000 |
| 26 | Odisha | 30 per 1,000 |
| 28 | Meghalaya | 34 per 1,000 |
| 29 | Chhattisgarh | 37 per 1,000 |
| 29 | Madhya Pradesh | 37 per 1,000 |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh | 37 per 1,000 |