What is child mortality vs. health spending in Pakistan?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Pakistan was 5.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Pakistan?

The highest recorded value was 38.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Pakistan?

The lowest recorded value was 5.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Pakistan rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Pakistan ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Pakistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Pakistan data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Pakistan

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Pakistan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Pakistan: Child mortality vs. health spending was 5.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

5.6 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

24th

of 199 countries

All-time high

38.14 deaths per 100 live births

in 1950

All-time low

5.6 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Pakistan, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Pakistan stood at 5.6 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Pakistan peaked at 38.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.6 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Pakistan ranks 24th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	31.76 deaths per 100 live births	26.25 deaths per 100 live births	38.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	21.93 deaths per 100 live births	19.43 deaths per 100 live births	25.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	17.83 deaths per 100 live births	16.78 deaths per 100 live births	19.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	15.49 deaths per 100 live births	14.31 deaths per 100 live births	16.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	12.62 deaths per 100 live births	11.11 deaths per 100 live births	14.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.75 deaths per 100 live births	8.85 deaths per 100 live births	10.79 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.61 deaths per 100 live births	6.58 deaths per 100 live births	8.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.98 deaths per 100 live births	5.6 deaths per 100 live births	6.37 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

21 Lesotho 6 deaths per 100 live births compare
22 Mozambique 5.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
23 Togo 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Kiribati 5.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
26 Afghanistan 5.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
27 Haiti 5.28 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Pakistan

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2.93 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2.98 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.00 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)

All data for Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Pakistan?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Pakistan was 5.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Pakistan?: The highest recorded value was 38.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1950.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Pakistan?: The lowest recorded value was 5.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Pakistan rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Pakistan ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Pakistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .