Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Afghanistan
3.31 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
3.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
6th
Pakistan rank
3rd
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 3.61 deaths per 100 live births against 3.31 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100 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 199 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 | 7.9 deaths per 100 live births | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7036 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2722 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2882 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.32 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 3.61 deaths per 100 live births against 3.31 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.3 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .