Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years

Pakistan
18,291
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
300,128
in 2024
Pakistan rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years over time

  • Pakistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 300,128 against 18,291 in Pakistan, a difference of 281,837.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 16.4 times Pakistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 30,218 410,740 380,522 Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 30,928 359,478 328,550 Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 25,254 319,915 294,661 Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 19,840 313,723 293,883 Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 300,128 against 18,291 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
281,837, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
Pakistan ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years