India vs Nepal: Youth mortality rate
India
3.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nepal
2.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
India rank
63rd
Nepal rank
65th
Youth mortality rate over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
India currently reports 3.05 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Nepal, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Nepal ahead.
India ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 65th of 199 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 | 24.93 deaths per 100 live births | 33.08 deaths per 100 live births | 8.15 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1970s | 22.38 deaths per 100 live births | 28.43 deaths per 100 live births | 6.05 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1980s | 17.05 deaths per 100 live births | 20.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 1990s | 12.72 deaths per 100 live births | 12.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0351 deaths per 100 live births | Nepal |
| 2000s | 8.73 deaths per 100 live births | 7.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2010s | 5.23 deaths per 100 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7118 deaths per 100 live births | India |
| 2020s | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2252 deaths per 100 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, India or Nepal?
- India, at 3.05 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between India and Nepal?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- India ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 65th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.