India vs Nepal: Number of under-five deaths, per capita

India
0.0004 units per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.0005 units per person
in 2024
India rank
69th
Nepal rank
66th

Number of under-five deaths, per capita over time

  • India
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in India, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

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

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

India ranks 69th and Nepal ranks 66th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0092 units per person 0.0128 units per person 0.0036 units per person Nepal
1970s 0.0073 units per person 0.0097 units per person 0.0023 units per person Nepal
1980s 0.0051 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0016 units per person Nepal
1990s 0.0033 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0005 units per person Nepal
2000s 0.0019 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0002 units per person India
2010s 0.0009 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0 units per person India
2020s 0.0005 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0 units per person Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per capita, India or Nepal?
Nepal, at 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per capita between India and Nepal?
0.0001 units per person, 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 number of under-five deaths, per capita?
India ranks 69th and Nepal ranks 66th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 11,457 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.