Nepal vs Tajikistan: Child mortality rate by sex
Nepal
2.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nepal rank
65th
Tajikistan rank
62nd
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Nepal
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 2.47 deaths per 100 live births against 2.31 deaths per 100 live births in Nepal, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 65th and Tajikistan ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 5 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.62 deaths per 100 live births | 12.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10.68 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1980s | 17.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10.58 deaths per 100 live births | 7.12 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1990s | 10.73 deaths per 100 live births | 9.29 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2000s | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2010s | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7347 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0511 deaths per 100 live births | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Nepal or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 2.47 deaths per 100 live births against 2.31 deaths per 100 live births in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Nepal and Tajikistan?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tajikistan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Tajikistan rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Nepal ranks 65th and Tajikistan ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .