Infant mortality rate in Nepal
Nepal: Infant mortality rate was 22.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Nepal is 22.24, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Nepal peaked at 61.95 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.24, in 2024.
That places Nepal 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.95 | — |
| 2001 | 58.84 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 55.98 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 53.33 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 50.96 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 48.8 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 46.86 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 45.04 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 43.35 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 41.7 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 40.09 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 38.51 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 36.95 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 35.42 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 33.93 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 32.44 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 31.01 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 29.64 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 28.35 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 27.1 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 25.93 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 24.88 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 23.93 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 23.06 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 22.24 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.68 | 41.7 | 61.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.34 | 27.1 | 40.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.01 | 22.24 | 25.93 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Nepal?
- Infant mortality rate in Nepal was 22.24 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 61.95 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.24 in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for infant mortality rate?
- Nepal ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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