What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Pakistan and South Asia?

29.2 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.

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.

Pakistan vs South Asia: Mortality rate, under-5

Pakistan

56 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

South Asia

26.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Pakistan rank

24th

South Asia rank

25th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Pakistan
South Asia

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 56 per 1,000 live births against 26.8 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 29.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.1 times South Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 25th 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	126.24 per 1,000 live births	111.18 per 1,000 live births	15.06 per 1,000 live births	Pakistan
2000s	97.51 per 1,000 live births	74.1 per 1,000 live births	23.41 per 1,000 live births	Pakistan
2010s	76.06 per 1,000 live births	44.41 per 1,000 live births	31.65 per 1,000 live births	Pakistan
2020s	59.78 per 1,000 live births	29.46 per 1,000 live births	30.32 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, Pakistan or South Asia?: Pakistan, at 56 per 1,000 live births against 26.8 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Pakistan and South Asia?: 29.2 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?: Pakistan ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 25th 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.