Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of child deaths
Bangladesh
105,414 deaths
in 2024
Pakistan
381,586 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Pakistan rank
4th
Number of child deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 381,586 deaths against 105,414 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 276,172 deaths.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.6 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th 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 | 622,763 deaths | 521,962 deaths | 100,801 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 645,765 deaths | 490,091 deaths | 155,674 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 867,104 deaths | 509,338 deaths | 357,766 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 712,888 deaths | 627,252 deaths | 85,636 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 448,425 deaths | 648,036 deaths | 199,611 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 252,314 deaths | 561,573 deaths | 309,260 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 130,171 deaths | 501,523 deaths | 371,352 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 104,823 deaths | 402,858 deaths | 298,035 deaths | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 381,586 deaths against 105,414 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 276,172 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th 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 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 under 5 .