Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — South Asia

Under-five mortality rate in South Asia in 2024 — 26.8 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 89.1%.

2024 26.8 per 1,000 −4.29% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 245.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 26.8 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — South Asia, 1960–2024010020030019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 245.1 per 1,0001962: 237.1 per 1,0001964: 230.1 per 1,0001966: 223.9 per 1,0001968: 218.6 per 1,0001970: 217.7 per 1,0001972: 208.7 per 1,0001974: 205.8 per 1,0001976: 192.9 per 1,0001978: 183.1 per 1,0001980: 172.8 per 1,0001982: 163.6 per 1,0001984: 155.3 per 1,0001986: 146.4 per 1,0001988: 137.6 per 1,0001990: 128.6 per 1,0001992: 120.6 per 1,0001994: 113.1 per 1,0001996: 105.5 per 1,0001998: 97.8 per 1,0002000: 90 per 1,0002002: 82.4 per 1,0002004: 75.6 per 1,0002006: 68.7 per 1,0002008: 62.4 per 1,0002010: 56.3 per 1,0002012: 50.5 per 1,0002014: 45.1 per 1,0002016: 40.3 per 1,0002018: 36 per 1,0002020: 32.4 per 1,0002022: 29.3 per 1,0002024: 26.8 per 1,000
Change over the period: −218.3 (−89.07%) Average annual rate: -3.4 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 26.8 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 26.8 −1.2 −4.29%
2023 28 −1.3 −4.44%
2022 29.3 −1.5 −4.87%
2021 30.8 −1.6 −4.94%
2020 32.4 −1.7 −4.99%
2019 34.1 −1.9 −5.28%
2018 36 −2.1 −5.51%
2017 38.1 −2.2 −5.46%
2016 40.3 −2.3 −5.4%
2015 42.6 −2.5 −5.54%
2014 45.1 −2.6 −5.45%
2013 47.7 −2.8 −5.54%
2012 50.5 −2.9 −5.43%
2011 53.4 −2.9 −5.15%
2010 56.3 −3.1 −5.22%
2009 59.4 −3 −4.81%
2008 62.4 −3.1 −4.73%
2007 65.5 −3.2 −4.66%
2006 68.7 −3.3 −4.58%
2005 72 −3.6 −4.76%
2004 75.6 −3.3 −4.18%
2003 78.9 −3.5 −4.25%
2002 82.4 −3.7 −4.3%
2001 86.1 −3.9 −4.33%
2000 90 −3.9 −4.15%
1999 93.9 −3.9 −3.99%
1998 97.8 −3.9 −3.83%
1997 101.7 −3.8 −3.6%
1996 105.5 −3.8 −3.48%
1995 109.3 −3.8 −3.36%
1994 113.1 −3.7 −3.17%
1993 116.8 −3.8 −3.15%
1992 120.6 −3.9 −3.13%
1991 124.5 −4.1 −3.19%
1990 128.6 −5 −3.76%
1989 133.6 −4 −2.89%
1988 137.6 −4.6 −3.24%
1987 142.2 −4.2 −2.86%
1986 146.4 −4.6 −3.04%
1985 151 −4.3 −2.76%
1984 155.3 −3.8 −2.37%
1983 159 −4.5 −2.75%
1982 163.6 −4.2 −2.51%
1981 167.8 −5.1 −2.92%
1980 172.8 −5.1 −2.89%
1979 178 −5.1 −2.81%
1978 183.1 −5 −2.65%
1977 188.1 −4.8 −2.47%
1976 192.9 −8.8 −4.36%
1975 201.6 −4.1 −2.01%
1974 205.8 +1.1 +0.55%
1973 204.7 −4 −1.92%
1972 208.7 −16.3 −7.24%
1971 225 +7.2 +3.32%
1970 217.7 +1.7 +0.78%
1969 216 −2.6 −1.18%
1968 218.6 −2.6 −1.15%
1967 221.2 −2.7 −1.22%
1966 223.9 −3 −1.31%
1965 226.9 −3.2 −1.4%
1964 230.1 −3.4 −1.44%
1963 233.4 −3.6 −1.53%
1962 237.1 −3.9 −1.62%
1961 241 −4.1 −1.68%
1960 245.1

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.