India vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths
India
539,573 deaths
in 2024
Pakistan
329,205 deaths
in 2024
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
3rd
Number of infant deaths over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 539,573 deaths against 329,205 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 210,368 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Pakistan's.
Across all 71 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd 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 | 2.69 million deaths | 352,241 deaths | 2.34 million deaths | India |
| 1960s | 2.79 million deaths | 340,144 deaths | 2.45 million deaths | India |
| 1970s | 2.81 million deaths | 380,405 deaths | 2.43 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 2.55 million deaths | 501,623 deaths | 2.05 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 2.15 million deaths | 529,521 deaths | 1.62 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 1.61 million deaths | 468,838 deaths | 1.14 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 960,872 deaths | 426,363 deaths | 534,508 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 600,162 deaths | 346,690 deaths | 253,472 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 539,573 deaths against 329,205 deaths in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between India and Pakistan?
- 210,368 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- India ranks 1st 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 .