Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Nepal
Nepal: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 was 26 lowest in 2019. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Nepal, 1996–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Nepal is 26 lowest, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.0% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Nepal peaked at 96 lowest in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26 lowest, in 2019.
That places Nepal 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 96 lowest | — |
| 2001 | 86 lowest | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 71 lowest | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 61 lowest | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 48 lowest | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 50 lowest | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 26 lowest | -48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96 lowest | 96 lowest | 96 lowest | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.5 lowest | 71 lowest | 86 lowest | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.25 lowest | 26 lowest | 61 lowest | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,677 (2024)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Nepal?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 in Nepal was 26 lowest in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 96 lowest in 1996.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 lowest in 2019.
- How does Nepal rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1?
- Nepal ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q1 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).