What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Ethiopia and Pakistan?

143,734 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

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.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Ethiopia

104,789 deaths

in 2024

Pakistan

248,523 deaths

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

5th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 248,523 deaths against 104,789 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 143,734 deaths.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	116,596 deaths	243,002 deaths	126,406 deaths	Pakistan
1980s	130,848 deaths	290,465 deaths	159,617 deaths	Pakistan
1990s	149,294 deaths	329,364 deaths	180,070 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	140,732 deaths	314,501 deaths	173,768 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	114,395 deaths	302,266 deaths	187,871 deaths	Pakistan
2020s	108,294 deaths	259,091 deaths	150,797 deaths	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 248,523 deaths against 104,789 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 143,734 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 5th 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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Indicator: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .