Nigeria vs Pakistan: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Nigeria
3.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
3.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
3rd
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.9 deaths per 100 live births against 3.61 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100 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 199 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 | 7.05 deaths per 100 live births | 7.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6771 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 7.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 4.92 deaths per 100 live births | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7134 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 3.92 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1243 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Nigeria or Pakistan?
- Nigeria, at 3.9 deaths per 100 live births against 3.61 deaths per 100 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Nigeria and Pakistan?
- 0.29 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd 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 .