What is infant mortality rate in Pakistan?

Infant mortality rate in Pakistan was 4.82 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 recorded in Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 23.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 4.82 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Pakistan rank for infant mortality rate?

Pakistan ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Pakistan

Name: Infant mortality rate 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 rate was 4.82 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.82 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

14th

of 199 countries

All-time high

23.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 1951

All-time low

4.82 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1951–2024

Infant mortality rate 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 4.82 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Pakistan peaked at 23.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1951 and was at its lowest, 4.82 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Pakistan 14th 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	20.12 deaths per 100 live births	17.38 deaths per 100 live births	23.24 deaths per 100 live births	9
1960s	14.99 deaths per 100 live births	13.72 deaths per 100 live births	16.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.14 deaths per 100 live births	12.81 deaths per 100 live births	13.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	12.19 deaths per 100 live births	11.48 deaths per 100 live births	12.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.26 deaths per 100 live births	9.12 deaths per 100 live births	11.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.11 deaths per 100 live births	7.44 deaths per 100 live births	8.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.46 deaths per 100 live births	5.63 deaths per 100 live births	7.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.14 deaths per 100 live births	4.82 deaths per 100 live births	5.46 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

11 Chad 5.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Sierra Leone 5.46 deaths per 100 live births compare
13 Afghanistan 4.83 deaths per 100 live births compare
15 Equatorial Guinea 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
16 Mali 4.75 deaths per 100 live births compare
17 Benin 4.52 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 rate in Pakistan?: Infant mortality rate in Pakistan was 4.82 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 recorded in Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 23.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1951.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 4.82 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Pakistan rank for infant mortality rate?: Pakistan ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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