Nigeria vs Pakistan: Mortality rate, neonatal

Nigeria
39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
36.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
3rd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 39 per 1,000 live births against 36.1 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 2.9 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 70.47 per 1,000 live births 77.23 per 1,000 live births 6.77 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
1970s 60.85 per 1,000 live births 73.63 per 1,000 live births 12.78 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
1980s 50.47 per 1,000 live births 68.12 per 1,000 live births 17.65 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
1990s 49.21 per 1,000 live births 62.3 per 1,000 live births 13.09 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2000s 41.19 per 1,000 live births 53.26 per 1,000 live births 12.07 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2010s 38.11 per 1,000 live births 45.23 per 1,000 live births 7.12 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2020s 39.2 per 1,000 live births 37.96 per 1,000 live births 1.24 per 1,000 live births Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Nigeria, at 39 per 1,000 live births against 36.1 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Nigeria and Pakistan?
2.9 per 1,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Nigeria ranks 2nd 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

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