India vs Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths
India
615,030
in 2024
Pakistan
381,586
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
4th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 615,030 against 381,586 in Pakistan, a difference of 233,444.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Pakistan's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 196 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.43 million | 490,091 | 3.94 million | India |
| 1970s | 4.41 million | 509,338 | 3.91 million | India |
| 1980s | 3.90 million | 627,252 | 3.28 million | India |
| 1990s | 3.13 million | 648,036 | 2.48 million | India |
| 2000s | 2.15 million | 561,573 | 1.59 million | India |
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 501,523 | 671,461 | India |
| 2020s | 693,757 | 402,858 | 290,899 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 615,030 against 381,586 in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between India and Pakistan?
- 233,444, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.