India vs Nepal: Mortality rate, under-5, male

India
26.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nepal
27 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
India rank
66th
Nepal rank
65th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • India
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 27 per 1,000 live births against 26.5 per 1,000 live births in India, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.

India ranks 66th and Nepal ranks 65th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 223.11 per 1,000 live births 302.67 per 1,000 live births 79.56 per 1,000 live births Nepal
1970s 191.24 per 1,000 live births 241.11 per 1,000 live births 49.87 per 1,000 live births Nepal
1980s 144.31 per 1,000 live births 177.76 per 1,000 live births 33.45 per 1,000 live births Nepal
1990s 106.14 per 1,000 live births 111.43 per 1,000 live births 5.29 per 1,000 live births Nepal
2000s 72.34 per 1,000 live births 65.55 per 1,000 live births 6.79 per 1,000 live births India
2010s 44.03 per 1,000 live births 41.51 per 1,000 live births 2.52 per 1,000 live births India
2020s 29.42 per 1,000 live births 29.24 per 1,000 live births 0.18 per 1,000 live births India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, India or Nepal?
Nepal, at 27 per 1,000 live births against 26.5 per 1,000 live births in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between India and Nepal?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Nepal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
India ranks 66th and Nepal 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, under-5, male (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, under-5, male (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

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.