Mortality rate, under-5, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 50.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
50.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
24th
of 197 countries
All-time high
253 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
50.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in Pakistan is 50.8 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Pakistan peaked at 253 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 24th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 253 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 243.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 235.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 227.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 220.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 213.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 207.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 202.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 198.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 194.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 191.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 187.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 184.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 181.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 178.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 176.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 173.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 171.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 168.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 166.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 163.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 161.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 158.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 156.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 153.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 150.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 147.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 144.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 141.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 138.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 136 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 133.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 130.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 127.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 124.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 120.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 117.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 110.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 106.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 103.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 100.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 97.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 94.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 92.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 90.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 88.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 86.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 84.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 82.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 77.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 75.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 73.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 71 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 66.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 64.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 62.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 60.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 54.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 219.74 per 1,000 live births | 194.6 per 1,000 live births | 253 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 178.04 per 1,000 live births | 166.3 per 1,000 live births | 191.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 151.5 per 1,000 live births | 138.7 per 1,000 live births | 163.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 121.92 per 1,000 live births | 106.5 per 1,000 live births | 136 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.81 per 1,000 live births | 82.1 per 1,000 live births | 103.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.95 per 1,000 live births | 60.1 per 1,000 live births | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4 per 1,000 live births | 50.8 per 1,000 live births | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Pakistan?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Pakistan was 50.8 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, under-5, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 253 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Pakistan ranks 24th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.