India vs Pakistan: Number of infants who die before age 1
India
525,425 deaths
in 2023
Pakistan
339,374 deaths
in 2023
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
3rd
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 525,425 deaths against 339,374 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 186,051 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times Pakistan's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 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 | 2.77 million deaths | 376,278 deaths | 2.39 million deaths | India |
| 1960s | 3.00 million deaths | 366,822 deaths | 2.63 million deaths | India |
| 1970s | 3.03 million deaths | 394,794 deaths | 2.63 million deaths | India |
| 1980s | 2.82 million deaths | 494,008 deaths | 2.33 million deaths | India |
| 1990s | 2.32 million deaths | 517,281 deaths | 1.81 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 1.65 million deaths | 464,028 deaths | 1.19 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 930,608 deaths | 422,082 deaths | 508,526 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 573,598 deaths | 351,442 deaths | 222,156 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 525,425 deaths against 339,374 deaths in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between India and Pakistan?
- 186,051 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.