Annual death rates at different ages in Pakistan
Pakistan: Annual death rates at different ages was 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
51.43 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
17th
of 236 countries
All-time high
278.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
51.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates at different ages in Pakistan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, annual death rates at different ages in Pakistan stood at 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Pakistan peaked at 278.31 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Pakistan ranks 17th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates at different ages in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 278.31 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 268.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1952 | 259.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1953 | 250.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1954 | 242.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1955 | 233.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1956 | 226.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1957 | 218.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 211.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 204.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 198.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 192.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 186.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 181.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 176.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 172.22 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 167.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 163.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 160.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 157.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 154.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 159.06 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 149.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 147.92 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 145.96 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 143.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 142.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 140.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 138.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 136.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 135.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 133.6 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 131.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 130.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 128.12 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 126.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 124.2 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 122.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 120.15 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 118.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 115.92 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 113.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 111.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 109.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 106.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 104.25 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 101.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 99.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 96.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 94.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 91.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 89.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 87.61 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 85.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 84.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 83.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 79.36 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 77.78 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 76.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 74.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 72.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 71.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 69.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 67.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 65.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 63.69 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 61.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 60 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 58.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 56.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 54.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 53.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.44 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.37 deaths per 1,000 people, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 239.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 204.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 278.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 175.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 157.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 198.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 145.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 159.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 126.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 118.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 135.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 94.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 115.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 76.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 91.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 14 Benin 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 16 Mozambique 51.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 51.4 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 50.94 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 20 Angola 50.62 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Pakistan?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Pakistan was 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 278.31 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.43 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Pakistan ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.