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India vs Pakistan: Health & Population

This page compares India and Pakistan across 109 Health & Population indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator India Pakistan Detail
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 10.47 7.25 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 72.24 67.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 175.63 199.97 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 35.38 39.17 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 48.42 49.28 Compare →
Population, male 748.32M 127.43M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 51.58 50.72 Compare →
Rural population 937.61M 152.84M Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 64.62 60.83 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) 1.77 2.42 Compare →
Urban population 513.33M 98.43M Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.96 3.55 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 120.86 128.87 Compare →
Population, total $1.45B 251.27M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 7.15 4.28 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 24.62 36.68 Compare →
Net migration -495,753.00 -1.24M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 13.04 39.86 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 15.98 27.41 Compare →
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 6.59 6.45 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 73.86 70.32 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 70.73 65.46 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 79.13 76.31 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 72.34 66.11 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 171.14M 45.06M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 24.36 36.39 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 186.14M 47.12M Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 24.87 36.97 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 357.28M 92.18M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 477.10M 73.00M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 67.90 58.95 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 512.86M 75.34M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 68.53 59.12 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 989.97M 148.34M Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 68.23 59.03 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 54.37M 5.78M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 7.74 4.67 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 49.32M 4.98M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 6.59 3.91 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 103.69M 10.76M Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.07 1.06 Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 46.56 69.39 Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 36.09 62.14 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) 0.89 1.51 Compare →
Population, female 702.61M 123.84M Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 0.30 1.70 Compare →
International migrant stock, total 4.80M 4.18M Compare →
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) 95.72 90.69 Compare →
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) 83.38 71.88 Compare →
People practicing open defecation (% of population) 6.73 8.17 Compare →
Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) 10.50 31.40 Compare →
Rural population growth (annual %) 0.41 0.93 Compare →
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 202,933.00 82,958.00 Compare →
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin 39,303.00 86,285.00 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) 23.30 48.20 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000) 2.20 2.80 Compare →
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) 3.50 3.30 Compare →
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) 5.20 4.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 26.70 50.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) 26.50 60.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) 16.70 36.10 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) 23.00 42.80 Compare →
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) 23.60 53.30 Compare →
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 26.60 56.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 45,212.00 18,291.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 54,351.00 16,555.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 89,863.00 17,321.00 Compare →
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 134,327.00 22,705.00 Compare →
Number of infant deaths 539,573.00 329,205.00 Compare →
Number of under-five deaths 615,030.00 381,586.00 Compare →
Number of neonatal deaths 386,212.00 248,523.00 Compare →
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000) 1.90 3.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) 0.16 0.56 Compare →
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.72 1.16 Compare →
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) 80.00 155.00 Compare →
Number of maternal deaths 19,000.00 11,000.00 Compare →
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) 645.00 177.00 Compare →
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) 3.34 2.52 Compare →
UHC service coverage index 69.00 56.00 Compare →
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 97.00 86.00 Compare →
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 13.79 17.04 Compare →
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) 94.00 87.00 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) 46.60 39.10 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) 53.70 46.50 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) 54.00 47.10 Compare →
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months) 53.40 53.00 Compare →
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 population) 15.60 13.00 Compare →
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) 1.59 0.63 Compare →
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 94.00 87.00 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) 6.77 0.15 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) 1.28 0.02 Compare →
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) 4.10 0.08 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) 23.60 25.50 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) 0.12 0.12 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) 0.07 0.11 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) 0.17 0.14 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 13.80 8.02 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) 12.56 5.64 Compare →
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) 11.23 3.16 Compare →
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) 38.38 37.29 Compare →
Cause of death, by injury (% of total) 7.04 7.65 Compare →
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total) 49.08 52.03 Compare →
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes (% of total) 5.50 3.02 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) 23.00 25.00 Compare →
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) 24.10 26.00 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population) 159.70 225.10 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population) 139.30 192.10 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population) 119.90 157.50 Compare →
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population) 36.40 38.80 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.