Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths

Ethiopia
181,228
in 2024
Pakistan
381,586
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
Pakistan rank
4th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k195619902024

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 381,586 against 181,228 in Ethiopia, a difference of 200,358.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 200 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 398,910 512,139 113,229 Pakistan
1980s 495,242 627,252 132,009 Pakistan
1990s 454,494 648,036 193,542 Pakistan
2000s 352,878 561,573 208,696 Pakistan
2010s 226,944 501,523 274,580 Pakistan
2020s 226,316 402,858 176,542 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 381,586 against 181,228 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
200,358, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-under-five-deaths-2/ethiopia/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-under-five-deaths-2/ethiopia/pakistan/">Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 12,621 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed