Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 864,785 against 142,446 in Pakistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?

722,339, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of infant deaths, female

Pakistan

142,446

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

864,785

in 2024

Pakistan rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

6th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Pakistan
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 864,785 against 142,446 in Pakistan, a difference of 722,339.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.1 times Pakistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	238,750	1.10 million	865,332	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	206,402	1.02 million	814,108	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	185,457	894,110	708,653	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	150,159	878,773	728,614	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 864,785 against 142,446 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 722,339, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Pakistan ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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.