India vs Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths
India
557,579 deaths
in 2019
Pakistan
277,160 deaths
in 2019
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
3rd
Number of neonatal deaths over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 557,579 deaths against 277,160 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 280,419 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Pakistan's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.33 million deaths | 154,682 deaths | 1.17 million deaths | India |
| 1960s | 1.44 million deaths | 168,128 deaths | 1.27 million deaths | India |
| 1970s | 1.42 million deaths | 232,116 deaths | 1.19 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 1.42 million deaths | 278,155 deaths | 1.14 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 1.16 million deaths | 298,157 deaths | 865,160 deaths | India |
| 2000s | 981,881 deaths | 323,800 deaths | 658,081 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 715,189 deaths | 305,158 deaths | 410,030 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 557,579 deaths against 277,160 deaths in Pakistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between India and Pakistan?
- 280,419 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
- India ranks 1st 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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About this data
Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.