Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Bangladesh or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 142,446 against 38,357 in Bangladesh as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths, female

Bangladesh

38,357

in 2024

Pakistan

142,446

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

6th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 142,446 against 38,357 in Bangladesh, a difference of 104,089.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.7 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	195,852	157,487	38,365	Bangladesh
1970s	249,457	176,738	72,719	Bangladesh
1980s	209,732	229,308	19,576	Pakistan
1990s	135,549	238,750	103,202	Pakistan
2000s	81,858	206,402	124,544	Pakistan
2010s	45,186	185,457	140,270	Pakistan
2020s	38,028	150,159	112,131	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 142,446 against 38,357 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 104,089, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.