Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 21.9 per 1,000 live births in Nepal and 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Nepal, by 16.8 per 1,000 live births, or 4.3 times that in Sri Lanka.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

NepalSri LankaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Nepal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Nepal ranked 65 and Sri Lanka ranked 170 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Nepal at 3.4 per 1,000 live births and Sri Lanka at 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Nepal	Sri Lanka	World
2023	21.9	5.1	27.3
2022	23	5.3	28.2
2021	24.1	5.5	28.4
2020	25.2	5.7	28.7
2019	26	6	29.2
2018	27	6.2	29.7
2017	28.3	6.7	30.3
2016	29.6	6.9	31.1
2015	31.7	7.2	32.1
2014	32.6	7.6	32.9
2013	34	8	33.9
2012	35.3	8.4	35
2011	36.7	8.8	36.8
2010	38.1	9.1	37.7
2009	39.8	13.1	39.1
2008	41.5	9.9	40.4
2007	43.4	10.4	42
2006	44.9	10.9	43.7
2005	46.6	11.3	45.4
2004	48.6	16.7	47.2
2003	50.9	12.4	48.8
2002	53.4	12.8	50.6
2001	55.8	13.3	52.2
2000	58.6	13.7	53.7
1999	61.6	14.3	55.5
1998	64.9	14.9	57.1
1997	68.1	15.4	58.3
1996	71.8	16.1	59.6
1995	75.4	16.4	60.8
1994	79.1	16.8	62
1993	83.5	17.2	62.9
1992	87.2	17.6	64.1
1991	91.6	18	64.9
1990	96	18.3	64.9
1989	100.4	20.6	66.2
1988	105	19.8	68
1987	109.4	21	68.6
1986	113.6	22.6	70.8
1985	117.8	24.4	72.9
1984	122	26.6	74.6
1983	126.1	29	76.1
1982	130.3	31.3	76.6
1981	134.8	33.8	78.7
1980	138.4	36.3	80.6
1979	142.3	38.8	82.5
1978	146.4	41.5	84.7
1977	150.2	43.8	86.4
1976	154.1	46.1	88.1
1975	157.9	48	89.6
1974	161.7	49.7	90.9
1973	165.5	50.9	92.1
1972	169.3	51.9	93.6
1971	173.2	52.8	96.1
1970	177.6	53.7	96.9
1969	181.7	54.7	98.3
1968	186	55.8	100.2
1967	190.1	57.2	103.1
1966	194.5	58.6	104.9
1965	199	60.1	106.4
1964	203.2	61.7	106.1
1963	207.4	63.3	107.7
1962	210.8	65.2	110.2
1961	214.1	67.5	121.5
1960	216.9	70.2	131.8
1959	219.2	73.3	125.7
1958	221.1	76.6	117.7
1957	222.4	80	120
1956	223.6	83.2	121.9
1955	224.4	86.5	124.8
1954	225.2	89.9	127.7
1953	225.7	93.3	130.1
1952	226.3	96.8	132.7
1951	226.9	100.3	136
1950	227.5	104	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Nepal	Sri Lanka	World
2024	20.616–26.7	54.1–6.2	26.9
2025	19.613.8–28.5	4.83.7–6.5	26.4
2026	18.611.8–28.9	4.73.4–6.8	25.9
2027	17.610.5–29.2	4.63.2–7.2	25.4
2028	16.79.4–29.6	4.52.9–7.3	24.9
2029	16.18.8–29.8	4.42.8–7.5	24.5
2030	15.57.8–30	4.32.6–7.7	24
2031	14.97.2–30.8	4.22.5–7.9	23.6
2032	14.46.8–30.2	4.12.4–7.9	23.2
2033	13.96.3–30.5	42.3–8.1	22.8
2034	13.45.9–29.5	3.92.2–8.1	22.3
2035	12.95.5–29.1	3.82.1–8	21.9
2036	12.55.2–28.9	3.82–8	21.5
2037	125–28.8	3.71.9–8	21.1
2038	11.64.7–27.7	3.61.9–7.9	20.8
2039	11.24.5–27.6	3.51.8–7.8	20.4
2040	10.94.3–27.2	3.41.7–7.9	20
2041	10.54.2–26.9	3.41.7–7.8	19.7
2042	10.24–27.7	3.31.7–7.8	19.4
2043	9.83.7–26.5	3.21.6–7.9	19
2044	9.53.6–26.5	3.21.6–7.9	18.7
2045	9.23.5–27.1	3.11.5–7.9	18.4
2046	93.2–26.3	3.11.5–7.8	18.2
2047	8.73.1–26	31.4–8	17.9
2048	8.42.9–25.7	2.91.4–8.1	17.7
2049	8.22.9–25.5	2.91.4–7.9	17.5
2050	82.8–25.4	2.81.4–7.7	17.3
2051	7.72.8–24.7	2.81.3–7.8	17.1
2052	7.52.6–24.8	2.81.3–7.8	16.9
2053	7.32.5–24.4	2.71.3–7.3	16.7
2054	7.12.4–24.1	2.71.3–7.7	16.5
2055	6.92.3–23.9	2.61.2–7.4	16.3
2056	6.72.3–23.1	2.61.2–7.6	16.1
2057	6.52.2–22.4	2.61.2–7.5	15.9
2058	6.42.2–22.8	2.51.2–7.5	15.7
2059	6.22.2–21.4	2.51.2–7.4	15.5
2060	6.12.1–22	2.51.2–7.4	15.3
2061	62–22.5	2.51.1–7.3	15.1
2062	5.92–22.6	2.41.1–7.3	14.9
2063	5.71.9–21.8	2.41.1–7.1	14.7
2064	5.61.9–21.5	2.41–6.8	14.5
2065	5.51.9–22.1	2.31–6.7	14.3
2066	5.41.8–21.4	2.31–6.7	14.1
2067	5.41.8–21.4	2.31–6.7	13.9
2068	5.31.7–21.3	2.31–6.3	13.8
2069	5.21.7–20.6	2.20.9–6.2	13.6
2070	5.11.7–20.3	2.20.9–6.3	13.4
2071	51.7–20.2	2.20.9–6.2	13.2
2072	4.91.7–20.8	2.20.9–6.2	13
2073	4.81.6–19.8	2.20.8–6.2	12.9
2074	4.81.6–20.2	2.10.8–6.2	12.7
2075	4.71.6–20.9	2.10.8–6.1	12.6
2076	4.61.6–21	2.10.8–6	12.4
2077	4.61.5–21	2.10.8–5.9	12.3
2078	4.51.5–20.6	20.8–6	12.1
2079	4.41.5–19.3	20.8–5.6	12
2080	4.41.5–20	20.7–5.5	11.8
2081	4.31.4–19.6	20.7–5.4	11.7
2082	4.21.4–20.2	20.7–5.2	11.6
2083	4.21.4–20.5	20.7–5.1	11.5
2084	4.11.3–20	1.90.7–5.2	11.4
2085	4.11.3–19.1	1.90.6–5.1	11.3
2086	41.3–19	1.90.7–5.1	11.1
2087	41.3–18.6	1.90.6–5.2	11
2088	3.91.3–18.6	1.90.6–5	10.9
2089	3.91.3–19.1	1.90.6–4.9	10.8
2090	3.81.3–19.9	1.90.6–4.8	10.7
2091	3.81.3–19	1.80.6–4.8	10.6
2092	3.81.3–18.8	1.80.6–4.7	10.5
2093	3.71.3–18.4	1.80.6–4.7	10.4
2094	3.71.2–18.3	1.80.6–4.5	10.3
2095	3.61.2–18.7	1.80.6–4.5	10.1
2096	3.61.2–18.3	1.80.5–4.5	10
2097	3.61.2–18.1	1.70.5–4.5	9.9
2098	3.51.2–18	1.70.5–4.4	9.8
2099	3.51.1–17.8	1.70.5–4.3	9.7
2100	3.41.1–18	1.70.5–4.3	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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