Health in Southern Asia (UNSDG) 26 indicators covering health for Southern Asia (UNSDG). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,194 2100 down 6.5% 36th Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.42 2024 down 42.0% 20th Deaths age 1-11 months 286,273 2024 down 40.3% 11th Child mortality rate 4.42 2024 down 50.2% 20th Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 2024 down 45.8% 13th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 2024 down 36.4% 20th Child deaths 158,527 2024 down 53.5% 13th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 2024 up 8.2% 4th Deaths aged 20 to 24 196,190 2024 down 17.5% 9th Deaths aged 10 to 19 230,937 2024 down 26.2% 11th Deaths aged 5 to 24 508,192 2024 down 26.9% 13th Deaths aged 10 to 14 85,905 2024 down 31.7% 15th Deaths aged 15 to 24 341,222 2024 down 19.7% 9th Deaths aged 5 to 9 81,065 2024 down 44.0% 22nd Deaths aged 15 to 19 145,032 2024 down 22.4% 9th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 33.77 2022 up 44.4% 108th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.76 2022 up 70.6% 124th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 12.56 2022 down 39.4% 25th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.53 2022 up 75.9% 118th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.53 2022 up 117.3% 108th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 18.94 2022 down 20.2% 6th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24.36 2020 down 8.3% 6th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 13.6 2024 down 8.1% 4th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 4.4 2024 down 6.4% 3rd Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 68.7 2023 up 0.6% 34th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 66 2023 up 20.2% 39th