Which has higher number of child deaths, Ethiopia or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 381,586 deaths against 181,228 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2024.

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

200,358 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of child deaths

Ethiopia

181,228 deaths

in 2024

Pakistan

381,586 deaths

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

5th

Pakistan rank

4th

Number of child deaths over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 381,586 deaths against 181,228 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 200,358 deaths.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 4th 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	398,910 deaths	512,139 deaths	113,229 deaths	Pakistan
1980s	495,242 deaths	627,252 deaths	132,009 deaths	Pakistan
1990s	454,494 deaths	648,036 deaths	193,542 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	352,878 deaths	561,573 deaths	208,696 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	226,944 deaths	501,523 deaths	274,580 deaths	Pakistan
2020s	226,316 deaths	402,858 deaths	176,542 deaths	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 381,586 deaths against 181,228 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 200,358 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of child deaths?: Ethiopia ranks 5th 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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Indicator: Number of 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, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .