Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.75% to 28.2 in Nepal in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Nepal reached an all time high of 325 in 1960 and an all time low of 28.2 in 2020. When compared to Nepal's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh amounted to 29.1, 27.6 in Bhutan, 7.30 in China and 32.6 in India in 2020.
Nepal has been ranked 60th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | 40.1 | 38.1 | 36.1 | 34.2 | 32.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | 34.6 | 33.1 | 31.9 | 30.7 | 29.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 46.2 | 43.5 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 36.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 54.1 | 52.2 | 50.3 | 48.5 | 46.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | 37.4 | 35.5 | 33.7 | 32.1 | 30.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 78.3 | 76.0 | 73.8 | 71.6 | 69.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.90 | 8.20 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 9.30 | 8.70 | 8.20 | 7.80 | 7.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.50 |
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