Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Indicator id: under5_mortality · Unit: deaths per 1,000 live births · Coverage: 1960-2023

Probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code SH.DYN.MORT (https://data.worldbank.org)
• DHS Program -- dataset NP-DHS, code CM_ECMR_C_U5M (https://dhsprogram.com)

Reconciliation note: World Bank (UN IGME modelled estimate) is a smoothed annual series; DHS reports a direct survey estimate for the 5-10 years preceding each survey round. Divergence is expected and does not indicate a data error in either source.

Caveats

Modelled (UN IGME) estimate; expect a visible step down in Nepal's series around major child-health programme rollouts.

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 3.2 -- End preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5
Topic: Health
Themes: health

Also known as

"child mortality", "under-5 mortality", "under 5 deaths", "children dying before age 5"

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