Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of infants who die before age 1
Bangladesh
79,563 deaths
in 2023
Pakistan
339,374 deaths
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Pakistan rank
3rd
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 339,374 deaths against 79,563 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 259,811 deaths.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 4.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 396,298 deaths | 376,278 deaths | 20,020 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 445,947 deaths | 366,822 deaths | 79,124 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 547,435 deaths | 394,794 deaths | 152,641 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 499,605 deaths | 494,008 deaths | 5,598 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 333,523 deaths | 517,281 deaths | 183,758 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 202,908 deaths | 464,028 deaths | 261,120 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 106,410 deaths | 422,082 deaths | 315,671 deaths | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 83,066 deaths | 351,442 deaths | 268,376 deaths | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 339,374 deaths against 79,563 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 259,811 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.