Infant mortality rate by sex in Pakistan
Pakistan: Infant mortality rate by sex was 4.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate 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
In 2024, infant mortality rate by sex in Pakistan stood at 4.28 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Pakistan peaked at 21.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 4.28 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Pakistan 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 18.86 deaths per 100 live births | 16.41 deaths per 100 live births | 21.7 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1960s | 14.27 deaths per 100 live births | 13.11 deaths per 100 live births | 15.93 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.59 deaths per 100 live births | 12.22 deaths per 100 live births | 13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | 12.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 8.49 deaths per 100 live births | 10.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.7 deaths per 100 live births | 8.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 deaths per 100 live births | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | 4.86 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 12 Sierra Leone 4.93 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 13 Afghanistan 4.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 14 Mali 4.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 4.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 17 Benin 4.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Mozambique 3.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate by sex in Pakistan?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Pakistan was 4.28 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 rate by sex recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Pakistan ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .