Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Ethiopia or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 212,821 against 104,910 in Ethiopia as of 2024.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths, male

Ethiopia

104,910

in 2024

Pakistan

212,821

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

5th

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Ethiopia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 212,821 against 104,910 in Ethiopia, a difference of 107,911.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.0 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	216,663	264,687	48,024	Pakistan
1980s	269,156	330,506	61,350	Pakistan
1990s	250,914	346,797	95,882	Pakistan
2000s	198,502	307,124	108,622	Pakistan
2010s	130,563	277,392	146,829	Pakistan
2020s	128,524	224,250	95,726	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Ethiopia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 212,821 against 104,910 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 107,911, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: Ethiopia ranks 5th 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 under-five deaths, male. 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, 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.