What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Nepal and Philippines?

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Philippines?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Philippines: Mortality rate, infant

Nepal

22.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Philippines

21.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nepal rank

64th

Philippines rank

65th

Mortality rate, infant over time

Nepal
Philippines

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 22.2 per 1,000 live births against 21.7 per 1,000 live births in Philippines, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 65th of 197 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1960s	203.95 per 1,000 live births	57.3 per 1,000 live births	146.65 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
1970s	165.56 per 1,000 live births	53.14 per 1,000 live births	112.42 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
1980s	126.28 per 1,000 live births	48.24 per 1,000 live births	78.04 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
1990s	82.62 per 1,000 live births	32.13 per 1,000 live births	50.49 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
2000s	50.68 per 1,000 live births	25.24 per 1,000 live births	25.44 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
2010s	33.32 per 1,000 live births	22.41 per 1,000 live births	10.91 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
2020s	24 per 1,000 live births	22.28 per 1,000 live births	1.72 per 1,000 live births	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Nepal or Philippines?: Nepal, at 22.2 per 1,000 live births against 21.7 per 1,000 live births in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Nepal and Philippines?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Philippines?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Philippines rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: Nepal ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (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: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.