Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Nepal
Nepal: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 12 highest in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Nepal, 1996–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Nepal is 12 highest, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Nepal peaked at 64 highest in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12 highest, 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): Q5 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 64 highest | — |
| 2001 | 53 highest | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 40 highest | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 32 highest | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 20 highest | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 20 highest | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 highest | -40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64 highest | 64 highest | 64 highest | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.5 highest | 40 highest | 53 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 21 highest | 12 highest | 32 highest | 4 |
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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)
- 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): q5 in Nepal?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Nepal was 12 highest in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 64 highest in 1996.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 highest in 2019.
- How does Nepal rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Nepal ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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): Q5 (highest). 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).