How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria 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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths

Nigeria

277,187 deaths

in 2019

Pakistan

277,160 deaths

in 2019

Nigeria rank

2nd

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 277,187 deaths against 277,160 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 27 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd 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	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	139,326 deaths	154,682 deaths	15,356 deaths	Pakistan
1960s	155,658 deaths	168,128 deaths	12,470 deaths	Pakistan
1970s	176,412 deaths	232,116 deaths	55,704 deaths	Pakistan
1980s	189,516 deaths	278,155 deaths	88,639 deaths	Pakistan
1990s	237,352 deaths	298,157 deaths	60,805 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	286,856 deaths	323,800 deaths	36,944 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	290,644 deaths	305,158 deaths	14,514 deaths	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 277,187 deaths against 277,160 deaths in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 27 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.