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Deaths in India

Deaths in India was 9.51 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count9,507,008 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank2nd of 236Countries ranked
Series high13,093,7852021
Series low7,852,2181950
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Deaths in India, 1950 to 2023

6M8M10M12M14M19501961197219831994200520231950: 7,852,218 count1951: 7,973,004 count1952: 8,048,990 count1953: 8,169,725 count1954: 8,122,085 count1955: 8,168,772 count1956: 8,232,472 count1957: 8,323,749 count1958: 8,374,386 count1959: 8,395,634 count1960: 8,467,287 count1961: 8,586,012 count1962: 8,679,852 count1963: 8,767,243 count1964: 8,871,380 count1965: 9,488,511 count1966: 9,543,208 count1967: 9,609,694 count1968: 9,155,304 count1969: 9,218,629 count1970: 9,287,486 count1971: 9,382,777 count1972: 9,468,018 count1973: 9,517,149 count1974: 9,488,999 count1975: 9,492,655 count1976: 9,499,653 count1977: 9,494,743 count1978: 9,461,506 count1979: 9,440,533 count1980: 9,452,574 count1981: 9,446,656 count1982: 9,431,252 count1983: 9,418,132 count1984: 9,414,278 count1985: 9,398,794 count1986: 9,392,671 count1987: 9,365,360 count1988: 9,337,586 count1989: 9,306,084 count1990: 9,277,646 count1991: 9,256,426 count1992: 9,232,807 count1993: 9,221,706 count1994: 9,201,756 count1995: 9,191,888 count1996: 9,180,936 count1997: 9,166,221 count1998: 9,155,892 count1999: 9,141,490 count2000: 9,127,431 count2001: 9,143,233 count2002: 9,103,545 count2003: 9,074,469 count2004: 9,067,055 count2005: 9,027,957 count2006: 8,995,890 count2007: 8,972,693 count2008: 8,950,896 count2009: 8,934,340 count2010: 8,908,604 count2011: 8,889,398 count2012: 8,879,958 count2013: 8,888,129 count2014: 8,884,412 count2015: 8,936,423 count2016: 9,004,533 count2017: 9,072,751 count2018: 9,169,448 count2019: 9,264,482 count2020: 10,118,286 count2021: 13,093,785 count2022: 9,373,178 count2023: 9,507,008 count6M8M10M12M14M19501975200020231950: 7,852,218 count1951: 7,973,004 count1952: 8,048,990 count1953: 8,169,725 count1954: 8,122,085 count1955: 8,168,772 count1956: 8,232,472 count1957: 8,323,749 count1958: 8,374,386 count1959: 8,395,634 count1960: 8,467,287 count1961: 8,586,012 count1962: 8,679,852 count1963: 8,767,243 count1964: 8,871,380 count1965: 9,488,511 count1966: 9,543,208 count1967: 9,609,694 count1968: 9,155,304 count1969: 9,218,629 count1970: 9,287,486 count1971: 9,382,777 count1972: 9,468,018 count1973: 9,517,149 count1974: 9,488,999 count1975: 9,492,655 count1976: 9,499,653 count1977: 9,494,743 count1978: 9,461,506 count1979: 9,440,533 count1980: 9,452,574 count1981: 9,446,656 count1982: 9,431,252 count1983: 9,418,132 count1984: 9,414,278 count1985: 9,398,794 count1986: 9,392,671 count1987: 9,365,360 count1988: 9,337,586 count1989: 9,306,084 count1990: 9,277,646 count1991: 9,256,426 count1992: 9,232,807 count1993: 9,221,706 count1994: 9,201,756 count1995: 9,191,888 count1996: 9,180,936 count1997: 9,166,221 count1998: 9,155,892 count1999: 9,141,490 count2000: 9,127,431 count2001: 9,143,233 count2002: 9,103,545 count2003: 9,074,469 count2004: 9,067,055 count2005: 9,027,957 count2006: 8,995,890 count2007: 8,972,693 count2008: 8,950,896 count2009: 8,934,340 count2010: 8,908,604 count2011: 8,889,398 count2012: 8,879,958 count2013: 8,888,129 count2014: 8,884,412 count2015: 8,936,423 count2016: 9,004,533 count2017: 9,072,751 count2018: 9,169,448 count2019: 9,264,482 count2020: 10,118,286 count2021: 13,093,785 count2022: 9,373,178 count2023: 9,507,008 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20239,507,008 Estimated
20229,373,178 Estimated
202113,093,785 Estimated
202010,118,286 Estimated
20199,264,482 Estimated
20189,169,448 Estimated
20179,072,751 Estimated
20169,004,533 Estimated
20158,936,423 Estimated
20148,884,412 Estimated
20138,888,129 Estimated
20128,879,958 Estimated
20118,889,398 Estimated
20108,908,604 Estimated
20098,934,340 Estimated
20088,950,896 Estimated
20078,972,693 Estimated
20068,995,890 Estimated
20059,027,957 Estimated
20049,067,055 Estimated
20039,074,469 Estimated
20029,103,545 Estimated
20019,143,233 Estimated
20009,127,431 Estimated
19999,141,490 Estimated
19989,155,892 Estimated
19979,166,221 Estimated
19969,180,936 Estimated
19959,191,888 Estimated
19949,201,756 Estimated
19939,221,706 Estimated
19929,232,807 Estimated
19919,256,426 Estimated
19909,277,646 Estimated
19899,306,084 Estimated
19889,337,586 Estimated
19879,365,360 Estimated
19869,392,671 Estimated
19859,398,794 Estimated
19849,414,278 Estimated
19839,418,132 Estimated
19829,431,252 Estimated
19819,446,656 Estimated
19809,452,574 Estimated
19799,440,533 Estimated
19789,461,506 Estimated
19779,494,743 Estimated
19769,499,653 Estimated
19759,492,655 Estimated
19749,488,999 Estimated
19739,517,149 Estimated
19729,468,018 Estimated
19719,382,777 Estimated
19709,287,486 Estimated
19699,218,629 Estimated
19689,155,304 Estimated
19679,609,694 Estimated
19669,543,208 Estimated
19659,488,511 Estimated
19648,871,380 Estimated
19638,767,243 Estimated
19628,679,852 Estimated
19618,586,012 Estimated
19608,467,287 Estimated
19598,395,634 Estimated
19588,374,386 Estimated
19578,323,749 Estimated
19568,232,472 Estimated
19558,168,772 Estimated
19548,122,085 Estimated
19538,169,725 Estimated
19528,048,990 Estimated
19517,973,004 Estimated
19507,852,218 Estimated

India compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. India is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, India, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, India, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/india. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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}
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What is the deaths in India?

Deaths in India was 9.51 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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13.09 million in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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