Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0.001 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Pakistan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Pakistan is 0.001 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.0041 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 12th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.004 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.003 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.003 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.002 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.001 units per person | -3.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.001 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 units per person, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.001 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0002 units per person, 6.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 9 Liberia 0.001 units per person compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 0.001 units per person compare
- 11 Guinea 0.001 units per person compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.001 units per person compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 0.0009 units per person compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.0009 units per person 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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Pakistan?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Pakistan was 0.001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 12th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.