Which has higher number of infant deaths, Nigeria or Pakistan?

Nigeria, at 443,714.0% against 341,323.0% in Pakistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Nigeria and Pakistan?

102,391.0%, with Nigeria ahead.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths

Nigeria

443,714.0%

in 2023

Pakistan

341,323.0%

in 2023

Nigeria rank

2nd

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of infant deaths over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 443,714.0% against 341,323.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 102,391.0%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	381,469.8%	339,546.8%	41,923.0%	Nigeria
1970s	373,115.7%	380,774.7%	7,659.0%	Pakistan
1980s	393,994.2%	499,940.0%	105,945.8%	Pakistan
1990s	487,394.2%	529,200.8%	41,806.6%	Pakistan
2000s	514,682.1%	471,050.8%	43,631.3%	Nigeria
2010s	504,883.3%	429,593.7%	75,289.6%	Nigeria
2020s	452,777.8%	353,931.8%	98,846.0%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 443,714.0% against 341,323.0% in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 102,391.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Unit: %
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,536 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.