Trend of Neonatal Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Nepal

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Nepal was 16.6. A difference of -0.6 compared to 2022.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines neonatal mortality rate as "the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the neonatal mortality rate for Nepal for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Neonatal Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Nepal

Table of Trend of Neonatal Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Nepal

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Year	Neonatal Mortality Rate
1961	97.8
1962	97.2
1963	96.5
1964	95.6
1965	94.6
1966	93.5
1967	92.3
1968	91.2
1969	90.1
1970	88.9
1971	87.8
1972	86.7
1973	85.7
1974	84.7
1975	83.6
1976	82.5
1977	81.4
1978	80.1
1979	78.8
1980	77.3
1981	75.8
1982	74.2
1983	72.5
1984	70.9
1985	69.2
1986	67.6
1987	65.9
1988	64.1
1989	62.2
1990	60.2
1991	58.1
1992	56.1
1993	54
1994	52.1
1995	50.2
1996	48.4
1997	46.6
1998	44.8
1999	43.1
2000	41.5
2001	40
2002	38.5
2003	37
2004	35.7
2005	34.5
2006	33.3
2007	32.2
2008	31.2
2009	30.1
2010	29.1
2011	28.1
2012	27.1
2013	26.1
2014	25.1
2015	24.2
2016	23.4
2017	22.4
2018	21.4
2019	20.4
2020	19.5
2021	18.7
2022	17.9
2023	17.2
2024	16.6