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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Pakistan leads Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in 2024 at 36.10, while Israel sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 1.70. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.09.018.127.136.1PakistanPakistan: 36.1036.1AfghanistanAfghanistan: 33.1033.1DjiboutiDjibouti: 27.1027.1Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 20.9020.9AlgeriaAlgeria: 15.0015.0Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 13.9013.9IraqIraq: 12.5012.5LebanonLebanon: 10.5010.5MoroccoMorocco: 9.609.6Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 9.509.5West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 8.908.9TunisiaTunisia: 7.707.7

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Pakistan 36.10
2 Afghanistan 33.10
3 Djibouti 27.10
4 Yemen, Rep. 20.90
5 Algeria 15.00
6 Egypt, Arab Rep. 13.90
7 Iraq 12.50
8 Lebanon 10.50
9 Morocco 9.60
10 Syrian Arab Republic 9.50
11 West Bank and Gaza 8.90
12 Tunisia 7.70
13 Jordan 7.40
14 Iran, Islamic Rep. 7.20
15 Oman 5.80
16 Libya 5.20
17 Bahrain 4.40
18 Kuwait 4.40
19 Qatar 3.80
20 Malta 3.60
21 Saudi Arabia 2.90
22 United Arab Emirates 2.40
23 Israel 1.70

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in 2024, Pakistan leads with a gap of 3.00 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Israel at 1.70.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.