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
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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About this data
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.