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

Nigeria, at 295,006 against 248,523 in Pakistan as of 2024.

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

57 years are reported by both, from 1968 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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Nigeria

295,006

in 2024

Pakistan

248,523

in 2024

Nigeria rank

2nd

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 295,006 against 248,523 in Pakistan, a difference of 46,483.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 195 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	179,599	196,809	17,210	Pakistan
1970s	184,733	220,658	35,926	Pakistan
1980s	195,425	290,465	95,040	Pakistan
1990s	236,326	329,364	93,038	Pakistan
2000s	254,614	314,501	59,887	Pakistan
2010s	277,596	302,266	24,670	Pakistan
2020s	290,179	259,091	31,088	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 295,006 against 248,523 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 46,483, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.