Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of child deaths by age
Ethiopia
39,650 deaths
in 2024
Pakistan
52,381 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
6th
Pakistan rank
4th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Ethiopia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 52,381 deaths against 39,650 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 12,731 deaths.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158,190 deaths | 128,107 deaths | 30,083 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 187,183 deaths | 125,629 deaths | 61,554 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 156,873 deaths | 118,515 deaths | 38,358 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 110,075 deaths | 92,736 deaths | 17,340 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 58,287 deaths | 75,160 deaths | 16,873 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 57,712 deaths | 56,168 deaths | 1,544 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 52,381 deaths against 39,650 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
- 12,731 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .