Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ethiopia or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 339,374 deaths against 135,147 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ethiopia and Pakistan?

204,227 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of infants who die before age 1

Ethiopia

135,147 deaths

in 2023

Pakistan

339,374 deaths

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

5th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 339,374 deaths against 135,147 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 204,227 deaths.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.5 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	171,532 deaths	376,278 deaths	204,746 deaths	Pakistan
1960s	180,740 deaths	366,822 deaths	186,082 deaths	Pakistan
1970s	235,245 deaths	394,794 deaths	159,549 deaths	Pakistan
1980s	297,633 deaths	494,008 deaths	196,375 deaths	Pakistan
1990s	289,088 deaths	517,281 deaths	228,192 deaths	Pakistan
2000s	231,405 deaths	464,028 deaths	232,623 deaths	Pakistan
2010s	156,868 deaths	422,082 deaths	265,214 deaths	Pakistan
2020s	139,290 deaths	351,442 deaths	212,152 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, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 339,374 deaths against 135,147 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 204,227 deaths, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ethiopia ranks 5th 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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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.