India Statistics
Introduction
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Some Recent Findings
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Birth Weight and Nutrition
- 28% of infants with low birthweight, 2005-2009
- 41% Early initiation of breastfeeding, 2005-2009
- 46% of children (2005-2009) who are: exclusively breastfed (<6 months)
- 57% of children (2005-2009) who are: breastfed with complementary food (6-9 months)
- 77% of children (2005-2009) who are: still breastfeeding (20-23 months)
- 48% of under-fives (2003 -2009) suffering from: underweight (NCHS/WHO), moderate & severe
- 43% of under-fives (2003 -2009) suffering from: underweight (WHO), moderate & severe
- 16% of under-fives (2003 -2009) suffering from: underweight (WHO), severe
- 20% of under-fives (2003 -2009) suffering from: wasting (WHO), moderate & severe
- 48% of under-fives (2003 -2009) suffering from: stunting (WHO), moderate & severe
- 66% Full coverage (2009) Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate (6-59 months)
- 51% of households consuming iodized salt, 2003-2009
- Data: Unicef 2011
Abnormal Development
- approximately half a million children are born annually with congenital malformations[2]
- most of which are related to genetic or chromosomal aberration
- estimated 9,000 babies with thalassaemia major
- estimated 5,200 babies with sickle cell disease
- estimated 21,000 babies with Down syndrome
General Statistics
Population 1,189,172,906 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 2
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 29.7% (male 187,450,635/female 165,415,758)
- 15-64 years: 64.9% (male 398,757,331/female 372,719,379)
- 65 years and over: 5.5% (male 30,831,190/female 33,998,613) (2011 est.)
Median age
- total: 26.2 years
- male: 25.6 years
- female: 26.9 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate
- 1.344% (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 86
Birth rate
- 20.97 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 84
Death rate
- 7.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 117
Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.12 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
- total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- total: 47.57 deaths/1,000 live births
- country comparison to the world: 51
- male: 46.18 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 49.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 66.8 years
- country comparison to the world: 161
- male: 65.77 years
- female: 67.95 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 2.62 children born/woman (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 79
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 29.7% (male 187,450,635/female 165,415,758)
- 15-64 years: 64.9% (male 398,757,331/female 372,719,379)
- 65 years and over: 5.5% (male 30,831,190/female 33,998,613) (2011 est.)
Median age
- total: 26.2 years
- male: 25.6 years
- female: 26.9 years (2011 est.)
Population growth rate
- 1.344% (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 86
Birth rate
- 20.97 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 84
Death rate
- 7.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 117
Sex ratio
- at birth: 1.12 male(s)/female
- under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
- total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- total: 47.57 deaths/1,000 live births
- country comparison to the world: 51
- male: 46.18 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 49.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 66.8 years
- country comparison to the world: 161
- male: 65.77 years
- female: 67.95 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 2.62 children born/woman (2011 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 79
HIV/AIDS
- 2.4 million (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 4
HIV/AIDS - deaths
- 170,000 (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 3
Major infectious diseases
- degree of risk: high
- food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
- vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria
- animal contact disease: rabies
- water contact disease: leptospirosis
- highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country
Ethnic groups
- Data: The World Factbook India
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- Indian Government Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | Statistics
- UNICEF Indian Statistics
- The World Factbook India
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, May 19) Embryology India Statistics. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/India_Statistics
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- ↑ Manchanda S, Saikia B, Gupta N, Chowdhary S, Puliyel JM. Sex ratio at birth in India, its relation to birth order, sex of previous children and use of indigenous medicine. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e20097. PMID21697990
- ↑ WHO - Oladapo OT. Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling for prenatal diagnosis: RHL commentary (last revised: 1 April 2009). The WHO Reproductive Health Library; Geneva: World Health Organization.