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

Nigeria, at 288,352 against 186,759 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of infant deaths, male

Nigeria

288,352

in 2024

Pakistan

186,759

in 2024

Nigeria rank

1st

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 288,352 against 186,759 in Pakistan, a difference of 101,593.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Pakistan's.

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

Nigeria ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	235,530	181,992	53,538	Nigeria
1970s	209,730	203,667	6,063	Nigeria
1980s	215,915	272,315	56,400	Pakistan
1990s	265,673	290,771	25,098	Pakistan
2000s	275,552	262,436	13,116	Nigeria
2010s	275,536	240,906	34,630	Nigeria
2020s	282,819	196,531	86,288	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 288,352 against 186,759 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 101,593, 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, male?: Nigeria 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, 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.