Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Bangladesh or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 381,586 against 105,414 in Bangladesh as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of child deaths by region

Bangladesh

105,414

in 2024

Pakistan

381,586

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

7th

Pakistan rank

4th

Number of child deaths by region over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 381,586 against 105,414 in Bangladesh, a difference of 276,172.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.6 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	645,765	490,091	155,674	Bangladesh
1970s	867,104	509,338	357,766	Bangladesh
1980s	712,888	627,252	85,636	Bangladesh
1990s	448,425	648,036	199,611	Pakistan
2000s	252,314	561,573	309,260	Pakistan
2010s	130,171	501,523	371,352	Pakistan
2020s	104,823	402,858	298,035	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 381,586 against 105,414 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 276,172, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.