Pakistan vs United States

Pakistan vs United States: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 5.6 per 100 live births in Pakistan and 0.7 per 100 live births in United States, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 4.9 per 100 live births, or 8.62 times that in United States.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Pakistan vs United States: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 5.6 per 100 live births in Pakistan and 0.7 per 100 live births in United States, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 4.9 per 100 live births, or 8.62 times that in United States.
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What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2024, Pakistan ranked 24 and United States ranked 146 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearPakistanUnited StatesWorld
20245.60.73.7
20235.80.73.8
202260.74
20216.20.74
20206.40.73.9
20196.60.74
20186.80.74
201770.74.1
20167.20.74.2
20157.50.74.3
20147.70.74.4
201380.74.5
20128.20.74.7
20118.40.75
20108.70.75.1
20098.90.85.3
20089.10.85.5
20079.20.85.7
20069.40.86
20059.60.86.2
20049.80.86.6
2003100.86.8
200210.30.87.1
200110.50.87.4
200010.80.87.7
199911.10.97.9
199811.50.98.3
199711.80.98.4
199612.20.98.6
199512.518.8
199412.818.9
199313.219.1
199213.51.19.2
199113.81.19.3
1990141.19.4
198914.31.29.5
198814.61.210
198714.91.29.9
198615.11.210.3
198515.41.310.6
198415.71.310.9
198315.91.311.1
198216.11.411.2
198116.41.411.6
198016.61.511.9
197916.81.611.9
1978171.612.3
197717.21.712.6
197617.41.812.8
197517.61.913.1
197417.9213.3
197318.22.113.5
197218.42.213.7
197118.82.213.9
197019.12.314.2
196919.42.414.6
196819.82.515
196720.22.615.3
196620.72.615.1
196521.32.715.1
1964222.815.7
196322.72.816.2
196223.52.917
196124.4318.8
196025.3320.2
195926.33.119.9
195827.33.119.7
195728.43.220.5
195629.63.221.3
195530.83.322.3
195432.13.422.8
195333.53.523.3
1952353.623.9
195136.53.724.3
195038.13.824.7
1949–3.924.9
1948–424.9
1947–4.325.5
1946–4.725.8
1945–4.826.7
1944–527.4
1943–5.427.7
1942–5.527.9
1941–627.8
1940–6.227.9
1939–6.328
1938–728.7
1937–7.428.8
1936–7.629.1
1935–7.529.5
1934–830.7
1933–7.330.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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