Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths
Bangladesh
84,684 deaths
in 2024
Pakistan
329,205 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
6th
Pakistan rank
3rd
Number of infant deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 329,205 deaths against 84,684 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 244,521 deaths.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.9 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 434,350 deaths | 355,622 deaths | 78,728 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 435,029 deaths | 340,144 deaths | 94,884 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 547,538 deaths | 380,405 deaths | 167,133 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 461,813 deaths | 501,623 deaths | 39,810 deaths | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 299,987 deaths | 529,521 deaths | 229,534 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 181,625 deaths | 468,838 deaths | 287,213 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 99,552 deaths | 426,363 deaths | 326,811 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 83,774 deaths | 346,690 deaths | 262,917 deaths | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 329,205 deaths against 84,684 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 244,521 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th 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 infant 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 1 .