Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Pakistan
Pakistan: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 36.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Pakistan, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Pakistan is 36.1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Pakistan peaked at 65.07 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.1, in 2024.
That places Pakistan 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.07 | — |
| 1991 | 64.75 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.42 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 63.9 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 63.2 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 62.35 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 61.41 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 60.38 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 59.31 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 58.16 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 57.05 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 56.04 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 55.1 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 54.19 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 53.41 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 52.67 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 52.01 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 51.34 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 50.72 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.07 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 49.41 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 48.59 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 47.7 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 46.78 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 45.79 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 44.8 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 43.8 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 42.8 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 41.81 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 40.85 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 39.91 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.88 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 37.92 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 37.03 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 36.1 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.29 | 58.16 | 65.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.26 | 50.07 | 57.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.23 | 40.85 | 49.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.97 | 36.1 | 39.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 1 South Sudan 39.47 compare
- 2 Nigeria 39.05 compare
- 4 Somalia 34.24 compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 33.68 compare
- 6 Afghanistan 33.14 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 944.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3014 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Pakistan?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Pakistan was 36.1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 65.07 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1 in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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