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

Nigeria, at 397,831 against 168,765 in Pakistan as of 2024.

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

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 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.

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

Nigeria

397,831

in 2024

Pakistan

168,765

in 2024

Nigeria rank

1st

Pakistan rank

4th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 397,831 against 168,765 in Pakistan, a difference of 229,066.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.4 times Pakistan's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	472,465	234,560	237,905	Nigeria
1970s	340,313	246,253	94,060	Nigeria
1980s	360,544	296,746	63,799	Nigeria
1990s	423,988	301,239	122,749	Nigeria
2000s	407,558	254,450	153,108	Nigeria
2010s	396,243	224,132	172,111	Nigeria
2020s	397,504	178,608	218,896	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 397,831 against 168,765 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 229,066, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Nigeria ranks 1st 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.