What is mortality rate, neonatal in Nepal?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Nepal was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 98.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Nepal rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Nepal ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Nepal

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Nepal
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Nepal: Mortality rate, neonatal was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

15.3 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

58th

of 195 countries

All-time high

98.1 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

15.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Nepal, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Nepal stood at 15.3 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Nepal peaked at 98.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Nepal ranks 58th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	94.02 per 1,000 live births	89 per 1,000 live births	98.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	82.68 per 1,000 live births	77 per 1,000 live births	87.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	67.93 per 1,000 live births	59.8 per 1,000 live births	75.4 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	49.26 per 1,000 live births	41.2 per 1,000 live births	57.8 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	33.76 per 1,000 live births	28.7 per 1,000 live births	39.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	23.29 per 1,000 live births	18.9 per 1,000 live births	27.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	16.56 per 1,000 live births	15.3 per 1,000 live births	18 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Nepal

55 Congo 16.5 per 1,000 live births compare
56 Gabon 16.3 per 1,000 live births compare
57 Eritrea 15.6 per 1,000 live births compare
58 Guyana 15.3 per 1,000 live births compare
60 Algeria 15 per 1,000 live births compare
60 Fiji 15 per 1,000 live births compare
60 Venezuela 15 per 1,000 live births compare

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Population, male 14.13 million (2025)
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Population ages 0-14, male 4.27 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 264,793 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 283,526 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 273,940 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Nepal?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Nepal was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 98.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 15.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Nepal rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Nepal ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.