Pakistan vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, neonatal

Pakistan
36.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Zimbabwe
33.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
5th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Pakistan
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 36.1 per 1,000 live births against 33.7 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 live births.

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

Across all 60 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 78.22 per 1,000 live births 33.34 per 1,000 live births 44.88 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
1970s 73.63 per 1,000 live births 35.37 per 1,000 live births 38.26 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
1980s 68.12 per 1,000 live births 29.86 per 1,000 live births 38.26 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
1990s 62.3 per 1,000 live births 20.56 per 1,000 live births 41.74 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2000s 53.26 per 1,000 live births 25.36 per 1,000 live births 27.9 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2010s 45.23 per 1,000 live births 27.97 per 1,000 live births 17.26 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2020s 37.96 per 1,000 live births 32.78 per 1,000 live births 5.18 per 1,000 live births Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Pakistan or Zimbabwe?
Pakistan, at 36.1 per 1,000 live births against 33.7 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Pakistan and Zimbabwe?
2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Zimbabwe?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Pakistan ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.