Mortality rate, infant, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Mortality rate, infant, female was 42.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
42.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
15th
of 197 countries
All-time high
159.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
42.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Pakistan, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 42.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Pakistan peaked at 159.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Pakistan 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 159.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 154.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 150.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 146.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 142.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 139.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 136.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 134.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 132.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 131.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 130 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 129 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 128 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 127 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 126 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 125.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 124.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 123.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 123.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 122.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 121.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 120.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 119.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 117.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 116.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 114.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 112.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 110.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 109.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 107.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 105.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 104.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 102.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 100.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 97.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 95.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 92.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 90.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 87.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 84.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 82.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 78 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 76.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 74.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 71.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 70 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 68.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 67 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 63.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 60.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 58.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 56.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 55 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 50.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 47.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 44.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 42.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 142.66 per 1,000 live births | 131.1 per 1,000 live births | 159.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 125.9 per 1,000 live births | 122.2 per 1,000 live births | 130 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.95 per 1,000 live births | 107.5 per 1,000 live births | 121.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.09 per 1,000 live births | 84.9 per 1,000 live births | 105.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.11 per 1,000 live births | 67 per 1,000 live births | 82.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.71 per 1,000 live births | 50.1 per 1,000 live births | 65.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.66 per 1,000 live births | 42.8 per 1,000 live births | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 12 Sierra Leone 49.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Afghanistan 44.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Mali 43.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 42.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Benin 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Mozambique 39.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Pakistan?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Pakistan was 42.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 159.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Pakistan ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.