Least developed countries vs Pakistan: Mortality rate, infant

Least developed countries
40.67 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
48.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
11th
Pakistan rank
14th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 48.2 per 1,000 live births against 40.67 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries, a difference of 7.53 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pakistan ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 100.43 per 1,000 live births 102.62 per 1,000 live births 2.19 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2000s 71.78 per 1,000 live births 81.07 per 1,000 live births 9.29 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2010s 50.49 per 1,000 live births 64.56 per 1,000 live births 14.07 per 1,000 live births Pakistan
2020s 43.06 per 1,000 live births 51.36 per 1,000 live births 8.3 per 1,000 live births Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Least developed countries or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 48.2 per 1,000 live births against 40.67 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Least developed countries and Pakistan?
7.53 per 1,000 live births, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Least developed countries ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.