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

Pakistan, at 142,446 against 58,159 in Ethiopia as of 2024.

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

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 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.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths, female

Ethiopia

58,159

in 2024

Pakistan

142,446

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

5th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 142,446 against 58,159 in Ethiopia, a difference of 84,287.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	79,680	158,425	78,744	Pakistan
1970s	104,083	176,738	72,655	Pakistan
1980s	136,281	229,308	93,027	Pakistan
1990s	128,008	238,750	110,742	Pakistan
2000s	101,425	206,402	104,977	Pakistan
2010s	68,983	185,457	116,474	Pakistan
2020s	70,805	150,159	79,354	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 142,446 against 58,159 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 84,287, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Ethiopia ranks 5th 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.