Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Bangladesh
62,138 deaths
in 2024
Pakistan
248,523 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
6th
Pakistan rank
3rd
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 248,523 deaths against 62,138 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 186,385 deaths.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 4.0 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 251,461 deaths | 183,693 deaths | 67,768 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 273,270 deaths | 191,548 deaths | 81,721 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 341,778 deaths | 220,658 deaths | 121,120 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 316,814 deaths | 290,465 deaths | 26,350 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 210,876 deaths | 329,364 deaths | 118,487 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 136,805 deaths | 314,501 deaths | 177,695 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 77,985 deaths | 302,266 deaths | 224,281 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 62,579 deaths | 259,091 deaths | 196,512 deaths | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 248,523 deaths against 62,138 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 186,385 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. 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 children aged less than 28 days .