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

Pakistan, at 277,160 deaths against 97,920 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ethiopia and Pakistan?

179,240 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths

Ethiopia

97,920 deaths

in 2019

Pakistan

277,160 deaths

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

4th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 277,160 deaths against 97,920 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 179,240 deaths.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.8 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	73,652 deaths	154,682 deaths	81,030 deaths	Pakistan
1960s	83,432 deaths	168,128 deaths	84,696 deaths	Pakistan
1970s	103,446 deaths	232,116 deaths	128,671 deaths	Pakistan
1980s	122,877 deaths	278,155 deaths	155,278 deaths	Pakistan
1990s	140,924 deaths	298,157 deaths	157,234 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	136,982 deaths	323,800 deaths	186,818 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	111,646 deaths	305,158 deaths	193,513 deaths	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 277,160 deaths against 97,920 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 179,240 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 4th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.