Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 18,291 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Pakistan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Pakistan stood at 18,291. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Pakistan peaked at 39,710 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18,291, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 4th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,755 | — |
| 1991 | 28,608 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 29,366 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 30,026 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 30,560 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 30,958 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 31,188 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 31,261 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 31,268 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31,190 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 31,072 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 30,901 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 30,659 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 30,392 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 30,175 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 39,710 | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 29,672 | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 29,355 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 28,957 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 28,383 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 27,714 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 27,051 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 26,451 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25,940 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25,533 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 25,162 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 24,703 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 24,095 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 23,380 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 22,510 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 21,566 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 20,615 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 19,761 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 18,967 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 18,291 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,218 | 27,755 | 31,268 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,928 | 28,383 | 39,710 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,254 | 22,510 | 27,714 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,840 | 18,291 | 21,566 | 5 |
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More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 231,541 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 214,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Pakistan?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Pakistan was 18,291 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 39,710 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,291 in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years