Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Mortality rate, under-5
Afghanistan
53 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
56 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
Pakistan rank
24th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 56 per 1,000 live births against 53 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Pakistan ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 327.44 per 1,000 live births | 219.28 per 1,000 live births | 108.16 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 286.01 per 1,000 live births | 178.32 per 1,000 live births | 107.69 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 250.9 per 1,000 live births | 154.9 per 1,000 live births | 96 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 157.03 per 1,000 live births | 126.24 per 1,000 live births | 30.79 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 111.72 per 1,000 live births | 97.51 per 1,000 live births | 14.21 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 74.12 per 1,000 live births | 76.06 per 1,000 live births | 1.94 per 1,000 live births | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 56.82 per 1,000 live births | 59.78 per 1,000 live births | 2.96 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, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 56 per 1,000 live births against 53 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 3 per 1,000 live births, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Pakistan 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.