Mortality rate, under-5 in Nepal
Nepal: Mortality rate, under-5 was 25.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 in Nepal stood at 25.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Nepal peaked at 329.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 66th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 303.59 per 1,000 live births | 274.1 per 1,000 live births | 329.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 241.61 per 1,000 live births | 214.7 per 1,000 live births | 267.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 177.43 per 1,000 live births | 145.7 per 1,000 live births | 208.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.42 per 1,000 live births | 83.6 per 1,000 live births | 138.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.73 per 1,000 live births | 50.1 per 1,000 live births | 78.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.04 per 1,000 live births | 31 per 1,000 live births | 47.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.24 per 1,000 live births | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Nepal
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 267,506 (2025)
- Population, male 14.13 million (2025)
- Population, male 47.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 30.2% (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Nepal?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Nepal was 25.1 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, under-5 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 329.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Nepal ranks 66th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.