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

Pakistan, at 381,586 deaths against 118,445 deaths in Niger as of 2024.

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

263,141 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 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.

Niger vs Pakistan: Number of child deaths

Niger

118,445 deaths

in 2024

Pakistan

381,586 deaths

in 2024

Niger rank

6th

Pakistan rank

4th

Number of child deaths over time

Niger
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 381,586 deaths against 118,445 deaths in Niger, a difference of 263,141 deaths.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.2 times Niger's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 6th 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	Niger	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	97,394 deaths	522,516 deaths	425,122 deaths	Pakistan
1980s	124,000 deaths	627,252 deaths	503,251 deaths	Pakistan
1990s	137,903 deaths	648,036 deaths	510,133 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	116,424 deaths	561,573 deaths	445,149 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	110,368 deaths	501,523 deaths	391,155 deaths	Pakistan
2020s	117,845 deaths	402,858 deaths	285,013 deaths	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Niger or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 381,586 deaths against 118,445 deaths in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Niger and Pakistan?: 263,141 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Pakistan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Niger and Pakistan rank globally for number of child deaths?: Niger ranks 6th 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 .