Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Bangladesh or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 168,765 against 47,719 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths, female

Bangladesh

47,719

in 2024

Pakistan

168,765

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

7th

Pakistan rank

4th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 168,765 against 47,719 in Bangladesh, a difference of 121,046.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 3.5 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	308,372	238,455	69,916	Bangladesh
1970s	419,442	246,253	173,189	Bangladesh
1980s	345,493	296,746	48,748	Bangladesh
1990s	213,458	301,239	87,781	Pakistan
2000s	116,922	254,450	137,527	Pakistan
2010s	59,507	224,132	164,624	Pakistan
2020s	47,537	178,608	131,071	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 168,765 against 47,719 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 121,046, 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 under-five deaths, female?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.