Which has higher deaths by age group, Afghanistan or Mozambique?

Afghanistan, at 81,376 deaths against 80,047 deaths in Mozambique as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Afghanistan and Mozambique?

1,329 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Deaths by age group

Afghanistan

81,376 deaths

in 2023

Mozambique

80,047 deaths

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

13th

Mozambique rank

14th

Deaths by age group over time

Afghanistan
Mozambique

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 81,376 deaths against 80,047 deaths in Mozambique, a difference of 1,329 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1950s	157,939 deaths	88,796 deaths	69,143 deaths	Afghanistan
1960s	162,702 deaths	95,394 deaths	67,309 deaths	Afghanistan
1970s	174,686 deaths	119,693 deaths	54,993 deaths	Afghanistan
1980s	148,763 deaths	160,615 deaths	11,852 deaths	Mozambique
1990s	128,047 deaths	144,414 deaths	16,367 deaths	Mozambique
2000s	118,900 deaths	113,846 deaths	5,054 deaths	Afghanistan
2010s	97,365 deaths	90,640 deaths	6,726 deaths	Afghanistan
2020s	85,513 deaths	81,451 deaths	4,062 deaths	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Afghanistan or Mozambique?: Afghanistan, at 81,376 deaths against 80,047 deaths in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Afghanistan and Mozambique?: 1,329 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for deaths by age group?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.