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

Nigeria, at 231,292 against 142,446 in Pakistan as of 2024.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths, female

Nigeria

231,292

in 2024

Pakistan

142,446

in 2024

Nigeria rank

2nd

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 231,292 against 142,446 in Pakistan, a difference of 88,846.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	201,499	157,508	43,991	Nigeria
1970s	175,240	176,738	1,498	Pakistan
1980s	176,648	229,308	52,660	Pakistan
1990s	215,885	238,750	22,866	Pakistan
2000s	219,699	206,402	13,297	Nigeria
2010s	219,587	185,457	34,130	Nigeria
2020s	226,766	150,159	76,607	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 231,292 against 142,446 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 88,846, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.