▁ 1 4 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁B irth ▁rate ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁ 2 2 . 1 7 ▁birth s ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁with ▁an ▁infant ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁of ▁ 4 6 ▁death s ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁live ▁birth s . ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁the ▁infant ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁of ▁ 4 8 ▁death s ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁live ▁birth s , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁I MR ▁is ▁a ▁slight ▁decrease ▁within ▁that ▁ 5 - year ▁period . ▁Inf ant ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁in ▁Nep al ▁is ▁higher ▁in ▁rural ▁regions ▁at ▁ 4 4 ▁death s ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁live ▁birth s , ▁whereas ▁in ▁urban ▁regions ▁the ▁I MR ▁is ▁lower ▁at ▁ 4 0 ▁death s ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁live ▁birth s . ▁This ▁difference ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁delivery ▁assistance ▁services ▁in ▁rural ▁communities ▁compared ▁to ▁their ▁urban ▁counter parts ▁who ▁have ▁better ▁access ▁to ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁ne on atal ▁clin ics . ▁Life ▁expect ancy ▁at ▁birth ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁ 6 7 . 4 4 ▁years ▁for ▁females ▁and ▁ 6 4 . 9 4 ▁years ▁for ▁males . ▁The ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁ 6 8 1 ▁death s ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁Net