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Infant Mortality Rate

Number of infant deaths (under 1 year) per 1,000 live births in a given year. The single most-watched indicator of child health and access to maternal care.

Tamil Nadu's imr is 12 per 1,000 live births per 1,000 (2023), per Office of the Registrar General, India (RGI).

Tamil Nadu, latest

12 per 1,000 live births

2023

Last verified 2026-06-30

Change

-42.9%

2013 → 2023

Rank vs compared states

#1 of 5

TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · lower is better

Tamil Nadu's IMR is 12 per 1,000 live births (2023), down +42.9% since 2013. It ranks #1 of 5 compared states (lower is better).

Source Official Office of the Registrar General, India (RGI) Coverage 2013 – 2023 Sources & methodology ↓

About this indicator

This counts deaths of infants before their first birthday per thousand live births, one of the most sensitive summary measures of a population's health, nutrition, and access to maternal and newborn care. It responds to immunisation, institutional delivery, sanitation, and the strength of primary care, which makes it a useful barometer of the whole system. Because it rests on registration and survey-based estimates, small year-to-year moves can reflect data quality as much as real change, so read the trend.

IMR · 2013 – 2023

Tamil Nadu's IMR fell from 21 per 1,000 live births (2013) to 12 per 1,000 live births (2023).

Source: Office of the Registrar General, India (RGI)

Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh

1 UP Uttar Pradesh 37 per 1,000 live births 2023
2 GJ Gujarat 20 per 1,000 live births 2023
3 MH Maharashtra 14 per 1,000 live births 2023
4 KA Karnataka 14 per 1,000 live births 2023
5 TN Tamil Nadu 12 per 1,000 live births 2023

Tamil Nadu highlighted. Each row shows that state's value and the year it is from. Compare like years with care.

Where this data comes from

The provenance of every value above and how to cite it.

Source provenance

All observations come from a single source.

2013 → 2023

Primary ↗

Office of the Registrar General, India (RGI)

SRS Statistical Report 2023

55 observations across 5 states · Tier 1

Click any segment to open the source publication and verify the values yourself.

Methodology & notes

SRS (Sample Registration System) is a continuously-updated dual-record sampling system run by RGI. NFHS provides survey-based estimates that often differ; HMIS facility-reported numbers tend to be lower as they only cover institutional deliveries.

Alternate sources tracked

· International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), MoHFW (National Family Health Survey, Round 5 (2019–21))
· Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Health Management Information System (HMIS))