Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Bangladesh or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 186,759 against 46,327 in Bangladesh as of 2024.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths, male

Bangladesh

46,327

in 2024

Pakistan

186,759

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

6th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 186,759 against 46,327 in Bangladesh, a difference of 140,432.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 4.0 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	239,177	182,658	56,519	Bangladesh
1970s	298,081	203,667	94,414	Bangladesh
1980s	252,081	272,315	20,234	Pakistan
1990s	164,438	290,771	126,332	Pakistan
2000s	99,767	262,436	162,668	Pakistan
2010s	54,366	240,906	186,540	Pakistan
2020s	45,746	196,531	150,785	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 186,759 against 46,327 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 140,432, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Bangladesh ranks 6th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
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 male infants dying before reaching one year of age.