What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between India and Nepal?

1.5 per 1,000 live births, with India ahead.

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

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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Nepal: Mortality rate, under-5

India

26.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nepal

25.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

India rank

63rd

Nepal rank

66th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

India
Nepal

How they compare

India currently reports 26.6 per 1,000 live births against 25.1 per 1,000 live births in Nepal, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 live births.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.

India ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 66th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	228.66 per 1,000 live births	303.59 per 1,000 live births	74.93 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
1970s	196.85 per 1,000 live births	241.61 per 1,000 live births	44.76 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
1980s	149.45 per 1,000 live births	177.43 per 1,000 live births	27.98 per 1,000 live births	Nepal
1990s	111.3 per 1,000 live births	109.42 per 1,000 live births	1.88 per 1,000 live births	India
2000s	76.21 per 1,000 live births	62.73 per 1,000 live births	13.48 per 1,000 live births	India
2010s	45.64 per 1,000 live births	39.04 per 1,000 live births	6.6 per 1,000 live births	India
2020s	29.66 per 1,000 live births	27.24 per 1,000 live births	2.42 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, India or Nepal?: India, at 26.6 per 1,000 live births against 25.1 per 1,000 live births in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between India and Nepal?: 1.5 per 1,000 live births, with India 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?: India ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 66th of 196 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 (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 (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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.