Number of youth deaths in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of youth deaths was 416,432 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Pakistan, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Pakistan is 416,432 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Pakistan peaked at 720,889 deaths in 1992 and was at its lowest, 416,432 deaths, in 2024.
That places Pakistan 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 716,011 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 719,680 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 720,889 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 716,703 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 709,305 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 699,850 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 688,700 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 676,397 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 663,702 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 655,245 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 647,677 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 637,138 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 625,555 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 615,596 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 604,246 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 612,643 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 595,160 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 599,043 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 604,051 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 607,924 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 608,050 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 602,564 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 591,048 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 575,987 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 558,696 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 540,239 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 520,123 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 503,052 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 489,284 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 475,567 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 462,624 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 451,246 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 440,357 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 428,736 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 416,432 deaths | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 696,648 deaths | 655,245 deaths | 720,889 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 614,903 deaths | 595,160 deaths | 647,677 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 546,461 deaths | 475,567 deaths | 608,050 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 439,879 deaths | 416,432 deaths | 462,624 deaths | 5 |
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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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.613 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Pakistan?
- Number of youth deaths in Pakistan was 416,432 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 720,889 deaths in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 416,432 deaths in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of youth deaths?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.