What is infant mortality by sex in Pakistan?

Infant mortality by sex in Pakistan was 5.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 24.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 5.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Pakistan rank for infant mortality by sex?

Pakistan ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Pakistan data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality by sex in Pakistan

Name: Infant mortality by sex in Pakistan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Pakistan: Infant mortality by sex was 5.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

5.33 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

13th

of 199 countries

All-time high

24.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

5.33 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Infant mortality by sex in Pakistan, 1951–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 5.33 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Pakistan peaked at 24.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 5.33 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Pakistan ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	21.29 deaths per 100 live births	18.29 deaths per 100 live births	24.69 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	15.67 deaths per 100 live births	14.28 deaths per 100 live births	17.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.66 deaths per 100 live births	13.39 deaths per 100 live births	14.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	12.86 deaths per 100 live births	12.19 deaths per 100 live births	13.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.88 deaths per 100 live births	9.72 deaths per 100 live births	11.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.77 deaths per 100 live births	8.14 deaths per 100 live births	9.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.11 deaths per 100 live births	6.22 deaths per 100 live births	7.97 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.67 deaths per 100 live births	5.33 deaths per 100 live births	6.03 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

10 Lesotho 6.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
11 Chad 6.18 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Sierra Leone 5.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
14 Equatorial Guinea 5.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
15 Afghanistan 5.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
16 Mali 5.16 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Pakistan

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 849 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 849 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2.17 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.33 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality by sex in Pakistan?: Infant mortality by sex in Pakistan was 5.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 24.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 5.33 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Pakistan rank for infant mortality by sex?: Pakistan ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .