Neonatal mortality rate in Nepal
Nepal: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Nepal, 1953–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Nepal is 1.53 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 10.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.53 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Nepal 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.94 deaths per 100 live births | 9.86 deaths per 100 live births | 10.01 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1960s | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | 8.9 deaths per 100 live births | 9.81 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.27 deaths per 100 live births | 7.7 deaths per 100 live births | 8.79 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.79 deaths per 100 live births | 5.98 deaths per 100 live births | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Nepal
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 257,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 292,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 264,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 294,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 270,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,028 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Nepal?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Nepal was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Nepal ranks 59th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .