What is child mortality in Nepal?

Child mortality in Nepal was 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 40.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Nepal rank for child mortality?

Nepal ranks 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Nepal

Name: Child mortality in Nepal
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nepal: Child mortality was 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.51 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.7%

World rank

66th

of 203 countries

All-time high

40.72 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

2.51 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Nepal, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Nepal stood at 2.51 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Nepal peaked at 40.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 2.51 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Nepal 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	40.71 deaths per 100 live births	40.66 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	40.4 deaths per 100 live births	40.09 deaths per 100 live births	40.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	39.58 deaths per 100 live births	39.15 deaths per 100 live births	40 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	38.62 deaths per 100 live births	38.19 deaths per 100 live births	39.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	37.43 deaths per 100 live births	36.76 deaths per 100 live births	38.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	35.24 deaths per 100 live births	33.74 deaths per 100 live births	36.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	33.92 deaths per 100 live births	33.29 deaths per 100 live births	34.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	30.36 deaths per 100 live births	27.41 deaths per 100 live births	32.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	24.16 deaths per 100 live births	21.47 deaths per 100 live births	26.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	17.74 deaths per 100 live births	14.57 deaths per 100 live births	20.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.94 deaths per 100 live births	8.36 deaths per 100 live births	13.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.27 deaths per 100 live births	5.01 deaths per 100 live births	7.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.9 deaths per 100 live births	3.1 deaths per 100 live births	4.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.72 deaths per 100 live births	2.51 deaths per 100 live births	2.96 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Nepal

63 India 2.66 deaths per 100 live births compare
64 Philippines 2.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
65 Guyana 2.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
67 Venezuela 2.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
68 Niue 2.38 deaths per 100 live births compare
69 Micronesia (country) 2.24 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Nepal

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Nepal?: Child mortality in Nepal was 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 40.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Nepal rank for child mortality?: Nepal ranks 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.