Health in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) 29 indicators covering health for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 2100 down 6.3% 28th Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 2024 down 41.8% 21st Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 2024 down 39.6% 9th Child mortality rate 4.31 2024 down 50.2% 21st Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 2024 down 45.1% 12th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 2024 down 36.2% 21st Child deaths 162,932 2024 down 52.9% 12th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6291 2024 up 7.8% 6th Deaths aged 20 to 24 200,524 2024 down 17.8% 8th Deaths aged 10 to 19 238,290 2024 down 25.2% 10th Deaths aged 10 to 14 89,003 2024 down 30.4% 12th Deaths aged 15 to 24 349,811 2024 down 19.5% 8th Deaths aged 5 to 9 84,438 2024 down 42.6% 20th Deaths aged 15 to 19 149,287 2024 down 21.8% 8th Deaths aged 5 to 24 523,252 2024 down 26.3% 12th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 34.68 2022 up 42.1% 104th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.32 2022 up 66.3% 120th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.21 2022 down 39.2% 29th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.7 2022 up 73.0% 114th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.54 2022 up 114.5% 107th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 18.41 2022 down 20.2% 7th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 10.2 2024 down 8.9% 42nd Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 89.32 2025 up 18.9% 9th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 23.46 2020 down 9.1% 8th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 0 2024 down 100.0% 59th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 13 2024 down 9.7% 5th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 4.2 2024 down 8.7% 5th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 66.5 2023 up 19.2% 38th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 68.9 2023 up 0.6% 33rd