India vs Pakistan: Number of youth deaths
India
714,593 deaths
in 2024
Pakistan
416,432 deaths
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
4th
Number of youth deaths over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 714,593 deaths against 416,432 deaths in Pakistan, a difference of 298,161 deaths.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Pakistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.54 million deaths | 696,648 deaths | 2.84 million deaths | India |
| 2000s | 2.46 million deaths | 614,903 deaths | 1.84 million deaths | India |
| 2010s | 1.35 million deaths | 546,461 deaths | 807,501 deaths | India |
| 2020s | 805,208 deaths | 439,879 deaths | 365,329 deaths | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 714,593 deaths against 416,432 deaths in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between India and Pakistan?
- 298,161 deaths, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 4th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.