Number of deaths in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of deaths was 1.63 million deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths in Pakistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 1.63 million deaths for number of deaths in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Pakistan peaked at 1.63 million deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million deaths, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.39 million deaths | — |
| 2001 | 1.40 million deaths | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.41 million deaths | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million deaths | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million deaths | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.49 million deaths | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.43 million deaths | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million deaths | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million deaths | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million deaths | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million deaths | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million deaths | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.50 million deaths | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million deaths | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million deaths | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.48 million deaths | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.47 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.47 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million deaths | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.62 million deaths | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.63 million deaths | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 million deaths | 1.39 million deaths | 1.49 million deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million deaths | 1.47 million deaths | 1.50 million deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million deaths | 1.62 million deaths | 1.63 million deaths | 2 |
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- 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 562 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 20,741 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Pakistan?
- Number of deaths in Pakistan was 1.63 million deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million deaths in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of deaths?
- Pakistan ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.