Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Ethiopia or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 248,523 against 104,789 in Ethiopia as of 2024.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Ethiopia

104,789

in 2024

Pakistan

248,523

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

5th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 248,523 against 104,789 in Ethiopia, a difference of 143,734.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	116,596	243,002	126,406	Pakistan
1980s	130,848	290,465	159,617	Pakistan
1990s	149,294	329,364	180,070	Pakistan
2000s	140,732	314,501	173,768	Pakistan
2010s	114,395	302,266	187,871	Pakistan
2020s	108,294	259,091	150,797	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 248,523 against 104,789 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 143,734, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.