What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Afghanistan and Pakistan?

3 per 1,000 live births, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?

38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Mortality rate, neonatal

Afghanistan

33.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Pakistan

36.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

6th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Afghanistan
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 36.1 per 1,000 live births against 33.1 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	79.03 per 1,000 live births	65.8 per 1,000 live births	13.23 per 1,000 live births	Afghanistan
1990s	69.32 per 1,000 live births	62.3 per 1,000 live births	7.02 per 1,000 live births	Afghanistan
2000s	55.97 per 1,000 live births	53.26 per 1,000 live births	2.71 per 1,000 live births	Afghanistan
2010s	42.34 per 1,000 live births	45.23 per 1,000 live births	2.89 per 1,000 live births	Pakistan
2020s	34.76 per 1,000 live births	37.96 per 1,000 live births	3.2 per 1,000 live births	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Afghanistan or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 36.1 per 1,000 live births against 33.1 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Afghanistan and Pakistan?: 3 per 1,000 live births, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Afghanistan ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.