Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Pakistan
Pakistan: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.6513 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Pakistan, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Pakistan is 0.6513, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Pakistan peaked at 0.6513 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4812, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 30th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4812 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4885 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4948 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4991 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5056 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5106 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5177 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5229 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5298 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.539 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5415 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5443 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5467 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5507 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5499 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5588 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5692 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5743 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5824 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5855 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5898 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5898 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5915 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5946 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5982 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6026 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6059 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6166 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6213 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6276 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6338 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6393 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6441 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6484 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6513 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5089 | 0.4812 | 0.539 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5603 | 0.5415 | 0.5855 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6038 | 0.5898 | 0.6276 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6434 | 0.6338 | 0.6513 | 5 |
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More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0207 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Pakistan?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Pakistan was 0.6513 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6513 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4812 in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Pakistan ranks 30th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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