India vs Pakistan: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
India
386,212 deaths
in 2024
Pakistan
248,523 deaths
in 2024
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
3rd
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 386,212 deaths against 248,523 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 137,689 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Pakistan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 million deaths | 220,658 deaths | 1.64 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 1.76 million deaths | 290,465 deaths | 1.47 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 1.45 million deaths | 329,364 deaths | 1.12 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 1.08 million deaths | 314,501 deaths | 764,375 deaths | India |
| 2010s | 681,798 deaths | 302,266 deaths | 379,531 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 432,777 deaths | 259,091 deaths | 173,686 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 386,212 deaths against 248,523 deaths in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between India and Pakistan?
- 137,689 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- India ranks 1st 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 .