Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Child mortality rate by sex
Afghanistan
4.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
5.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
25th
Pakistan rank
24th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 5.08 deaths per 100 live births against 4.89 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Pakistan ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.39 deaths per 100 live births | 27.28 deaths per 100 live births | 8.11 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 31.99 deaths per 100 live births | 21.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10.01 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 27.94 deaths per 100 live births | 17.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10.14 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 24.55 deaths per 100 live births | 15.15 deaths per 100 live births | 9.4 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.17 deaths per 100 live births | 12.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 10.71 deaths per 100 live births | 9.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.96 deaths per 100 live births | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0363 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1861 deaths per 100 live births | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 5.08 deaths per 100 live births against 4.89 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.19 deaths per 100 live births, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Pakistan ranks 24th 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 Child mortality rate by sex. 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .