Nepal: Neonatal mortality

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 Nepal

Neonates dying before 28 days of age, per 1,000 births

 Latest value 15
 Year 2024
 Measure deaths per 1000 births
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 55
 Min - Max 15 - 98
 Source UNICEF
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The latest value from 2024 is 15 deaths per 1000 births, a decline from 16 deaths per 1000 births in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 11 deaths per 1000 births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Nepal from 1960 to 2024 is 55 deaths per 1000 births. The minimum value, 15 deaths per 1000 births, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 98 deaths per 1000 births was recorded in 1960. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Nepal: Neonatal mortality
 2024 15
 2023 16
 2022 17
 2021 17
 2020 18
 2019 19
 2018 20
 2017 21




Definition: Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Maternal mortality 142 2023 deaths per 100,000 births
 Neonatal mortality 15 2024 deaths per 1000 births
 Infant mortality 22 2024 deaths per 1000 live births
 Child mortality 25 2024 deaths per 1000 births
 Child mortality, female 23 2024 deaths per 1000 births
 Child mortality, male 28 2023 deaths per 1000 births
 Older child mortality rate 2 2024 deaths per 1000 births
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