Pakistan sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 67.9 years of life, 164th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Pakistan, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 67.9 yrs | 164 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 10.7 /1,000 | 52 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.4 /1,000 | 139 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.9 yrs | 126 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 71.1 /1,000 | 86 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.9 yrs | 109 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 86.1 men/100 women | 157 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 48.2 /1,000 | 13 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 155 /100k | 47 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 25.5 % | 25 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 5.6 /100k | 111 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 13.0 /100k | 103 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 14.6 % | 78 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.1 L | 176 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 4.3 % | 156 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $30 | 183 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,479 | 181 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Pakistan's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 9th lowest health spending per capita in the world ($30) and the 10th lowest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (0.1 L). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Pakistan; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.