Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Nepal
Nepal: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 92 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Nepal, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Nepal is 92, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Nepal peaked at 373 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 92, in 2015.
Nepal ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 154 | — |
| 2001 | 144 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 373 | +159.0% |
| 2003 | 342 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 310 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 283 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 257 | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 235 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 213 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 195 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 176 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 160 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 142 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 129 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 119 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 92 | -22.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 92 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 92 is above the median for South Asia, which is 52, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +159.0% | 144 | 373 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 250.6 | 144 | 373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.33 | 92 | 176 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 36 Burkina Faso 104 compare
- 37 Tajikistan 96 compare
- 38 South Africa 94 compare
- 40 Algeria 87 compare
- 40 Liberia 87 compare
- 42 Eritrea 86 compare
More health data for Nepal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Nepal?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Nepal was 92 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 373 in 2002.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Nepal ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.