Pakistan vs South Asia: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Pakistan
50.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia
26.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan rank
24th
South Asia rank
24th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Pakistan
- South Asia
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 50.8 per 1,000 live births against 26.5 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 24.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.9 times South Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.92 per 1,000 live births | 115.27 per 1,000 live births | 6.65 per 1,000 live births | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 91.81 per 1,000 live births | 77.01 per 1,000 live births | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 69.95 per 1,000 live births | 45.48 per 1,000 live births | 24.47 per 1,000 live births | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 54.4 per 1,000 live births | 29.34 per 1,000 live births | 25.06 per 1,000 live births | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Pakistan or South Asia?
- Pakistan, at 50.8 per 1,000 live births against 26.5 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Pakistan and South Asia?
- 24.3 per 1,000 live births, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and South Asia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Pakistan ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 24th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.