Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Nepal
Nepal: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 1,304 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Nepal, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Nepal is 1,304, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Nepal peaked at 9,731 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,304, in 2024.
That places Nepal 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,731 | — |
| 1991 | 9,433 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 9,120 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 8,790 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 8,429 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 8,043 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 7,650 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 7,247 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 6,863 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 6,479 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 6,106 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 5,721 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 5,315 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 4,902 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 4,505 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 4,135 | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 3,799 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 3,506 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 3,247 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 3,015 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 2,811 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 2,625 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 2,454 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 2,303 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 2,163 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 2,954 | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 1,913 | -35.2% |
| 2017 | 1,809 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1,718 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1,637 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,566 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,495 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1,432 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1,368 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 1,304 | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,178 | 6,479 | 9,731 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,425 | 3,015 | 6,106 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,239 | 1,637 | 2,954 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,433 | 1,304 | 1,566 | 5 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 128.56 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Nepal?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Nepal was 1,304 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 9,731 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,304 in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Nepal ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years