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

Nigeria, at 457,845 against 212,821 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Nigeria

457,845

in 2024

Pakistan

212,821

in 2024

Nigeria rank

1st

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 457,845 against 212,821 in Pakistan, a difference of 245,024.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.2 times Pakistan's.

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

Nigeria ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 3rd 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	518,629	247,680	270,949	Nigeria
1970s	384,571	263,085	121,486	Nigeria
1980s	412,242	330,506	81,736	Nigeria
1990s	486,888	346,797	140,091	Nigeria
2000s	473,288	307,124	166,165	Nigeria
2010s	458,269	277,392	180,878	Nigeria
2020s	456,183	224,250	231,932	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 457,845 against 212,821 in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 245,024, 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, 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 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.