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

India, at 317,384 against 212,821 in Pakistan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for India 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

India

317,384

in 2024

Pakistan

212,821

in 2024

India rank

2nd

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

India
Pakistan

How they compare

India currently reports 317,384 against 212,821 in Pakistan, a difference of 104,563.

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

Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.22 million	251,636	1.96 million	India
1970s	2.21 million	263,085	1.94 million	India
1980s	1.95 million	330,506	1.62 million	India
1990s	1.55 million	346,797	1.20 million	India
2000s	1.07 million	307,124	759,199	India
2010s	590,669	277,392	313,278	India
2020s	356,771	224,250	132,521	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, India or Pakistan?: India, at 317,384 against 212,821 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between India and Pakistan?: 104,563, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?: India ranks 2nd 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: 20 August 2026

Number of male children dying before reaching age five.