Neonatal mortality rate in Nepal
Nepal: Neonatal mortality rate was 15.27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Nepal stood at 15.27. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Nepal peaked at 39.67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.27, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 55th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.67 | — |
| 2001 | 38.11 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 36.66 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 35.32 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 34.04 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 32.86 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 31.75 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 30.69 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 29.65 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 28.65 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.65 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 26.68 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 25.69 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 24.72 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 23.81 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 22.9 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 21.92 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 20.83 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 19.82 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 18.88 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 18.01 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 17.21 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 16.5 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 15.84 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 15.27 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.74 | 28.65 | 39.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.29 | 18.88 | 27.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.57 | 15.27 | 18.01 | 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 neonatal mortality rate in Nepal?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Nepal was 15.27 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.67 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.27 in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Nepal ranks 55th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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