Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4394 deaths per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
7th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.7133 deaths per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.4369 deaths per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 0.7133 deaths per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4369 deaths per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Pakistan 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4447 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4421 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4392 deaths per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4376 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4369 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4373 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4424 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4461 deaths per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4511 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4578 deaths per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4652 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.474 deaths per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4837 deaths per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4941 deaths per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5057 deaths per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.519 deaths per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5341 deaths per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5499 deaths per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.569 deaths per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5957 deaths per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.622 deaths per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6409 deaths per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6543 deaths per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6642 deaths per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6746 deaths per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.686 deaths per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6962 deaths per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7042 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7089 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7125 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7133 deaths per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7078 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.699 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6886 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.677 deaths per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6648 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6522 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6452 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6388 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6283 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6163 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6063 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5947 deaths per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5864 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5902 deaths per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5985 deaths per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6076 deaths per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6146 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6163 deaths per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6111 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5988 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5827 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5646 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5455 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5247 deaths per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5083 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4958 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4831 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.471 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4607 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4506 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0326 deaths per square kilometre, 13.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4406 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4369 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4461 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4935 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4511 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5499 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6507 deaths per square kilometre | 0.569 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7042 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6869 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6452 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7133 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6082 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5864 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6388 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5531 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4831 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6163 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4554 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre | 0.471 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 4 Monaco 0.4798 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 5 Rwanda 0.4786 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 6 Comoros 0.4675 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 8 Palestine 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.3056 deaths per square kilometre 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Pakistan was 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7133 deaths per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4369 deaths per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.