Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Pakistan
Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.2259 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2259 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
9th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.4086 units per square kilometre
in 1991
All-time low
0.2259 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Pakistan stood at 0.2259 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 0.4086 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2259 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Pakistan 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3172 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3142 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3109 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3084 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.306 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3044 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3038 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3037 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3043 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3055 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3075 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3099 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3124 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3155 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.319 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.323 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.328 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3335 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3403 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3489 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3608 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3729 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3818 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3877 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3919 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.396 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4035 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.406 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4074 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4086 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4084 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4044 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3984 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3918 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3842 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.376 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3677 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3608 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3548 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3473 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3394 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3328 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3248 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3182 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3179 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3195 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.322 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3242 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3251 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3221 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.316 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3074 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2977 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2874 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.276 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2664 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2585 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.251 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.244 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2377 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2319 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2259 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.2259 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.2259 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0156 units per square kilometre, 14.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3081 units per square kilometre | 0.3037 units per square kilometre | 0.3172 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3194 units per square kilometre | 0.3055 units per square kilometre | 0.3403 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3849 units per square kilometre | 0.3489 units per square kilometre | 0.406 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3908 units per square kilometre | 0.3608 units per square kilometre | 0.4086 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3301 units per square kilometre | 0.3179 units per square kilometre | 0.3548 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2907 units per square kilometre | 0.251 units per square kilometre | 0.3251 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2349 units per square kilometre | 0.2259 units per square kilometre | 0.244 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 6 Rwanda 0.2761 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Comoros 0.2337 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Haiti 0.2278 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.1822 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.1533 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.1523 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Pakistan was 0.2259 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4086 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2259 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.