Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.0515 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0515 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
36th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3559 units per square kilometre
in 1962
All-time low
0.0515 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0515 units per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 0.3559 units per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0515 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Nepal ranks 36th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3544 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3559 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3555 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3546 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3526 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3509 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3493 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3485 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3471 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3454 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3446 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.343 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3389 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.338 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3392 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3389 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3376 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3365 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3341 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3303 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3265 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3234 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3209 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3173 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3121 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3057 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2993 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2927 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2852 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2777 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2703 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2628 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2573 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2515 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.243 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2307 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2151 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2012 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1893 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1666 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1552 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.145 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1363 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1197 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1129 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.107 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1013 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0769 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0537 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3521 units per square kilometre | 0.3471 units per square kilometre | 0.3559 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3396 units per square kilometre | 0.3341 units per square kilometre | 0.3454 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3113 units per square kilometre | 0.2852 units per square kilometre | 0.3303 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2399 units per square kilometre | 0.1893 units per square kilometre | 0.2777 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.135 units per square kilometre | 0.1013 units per square kilometre | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0787 units per square kilometre | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 0.0559 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Maldives 0.0537 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Yemen 0.0507 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Naoero 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Kenya 0.0494 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre in Nepal was 0.0515 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3559 units per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0515 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.