Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 2.13% to 41.4 in Pakistan in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Pakistan reached an all time high of 87.4 in 1960 and an all time low of 41.4 in 2019. When compared to Pakistan's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan amounted to 36.1, 3.70 in China, 21.4 in India and 8.60 in Iran in 2019.
Pakistan has been ranked 2nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Afghanistan | 41.9 | 40.5 | 39.3 | 38.2 | 37.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bangladesh | 24.8 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 19.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.60 | 9.20 | 8.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 46.2 | 45.2 | 44.3 | 43.3 | 42.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 5.50 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | 16.8 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 15.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 23.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 |
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