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