Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Nepal
Nepal: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 31 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Nepal, 1996–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Nepal is 31, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.1% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Nepal peaked at 107 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2019.
Nepal ranks 25th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 107 | — |
| 2001 | 88 | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 62 | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 56 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 36 | -35.7% |
| 2016 | 45 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 31 | -31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107 | 107 | 107 | 1 |
| 2000s | 75 | 62 | 88 | 2 |
| 2010s | 42 | 31 | 56 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 22 Mauritania 38 compare
- 23 Bangladesh 37 compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 36 compare
- 25 Ghana 31 compare
- 27 Egypt 28 compare
- 28 Indonesia 26 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,326 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (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 (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Nepal?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Nepal was 31 in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 107 in 1996.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2019.
- How does Nepal rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
- Nepal ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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): Q2. 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).