India vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths, female
India
257,082
in 2024
Pakistan
142,446
in 2024
India rank
1st
Pakistan rank
3rd
Number of infant deaths, female over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 257,082 against 142,446 in Pakistan, a difference of 114,636.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Pakistan's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 million | 157,487 | 1.15 million | India |
| 1970s | 1.32 million | 176,738 | 1.15 million | India |
| 1980s | 1.19 million | 229,308 | 965,234 | India |
| 1990s | 1.02 million | 238,750 | 778,262 | India |
| 2000s | 781,337 | 206,402 | 574,935 | India |
| 2010s | 465,490 | 185,457 | 280,033 | India |
| 2020s | 286,919 | 150,159 | 136,760 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 257,082 against 142,446 in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between India and Pakistan?
- 114,636, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?
- India ranks 1st 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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About this data
Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.