India vs Pakistan: Number of child deaths
India
615,030 deaths
in 2024
Pakistan
381,586 deaths
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
4th
Number of child deaths over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 615,030 deaths against 381,586 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 233,444 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Pakistan's.
Across all 67 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.31 million deaths | 515,670 deaths | 3.79 million deaths | India |
| 1960s | 4.43 million deaths | 490,091 deaths | 3.94 million deaths | India |
| 1970s | 4.41 million deaths | 509,338 deaths | 3.91 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 3.90 million deaths | 627,252 deaths | 3.28 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 3.13 million deaths | 648,036 deaths | 2.48 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 2.15 million deaths | 561,573 deaths | 1.59 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 1.17 million deaths | 501,523 deaths | 671,461 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 693,757 deaths | 402,858 deaths | 290,899 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 615,030 deaths against 381,586 deaths in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between India and Pakistan?
- 233,444 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of child deaths?
- India ranks 2nd 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 .