Afghanistan vs North Korea: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0108 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
0.01 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
54th
North Korea rank
57th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • North Korea
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0108 units per square kilometre against 0.01 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0008 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was North Korea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 54th and North Korea ranks 57th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0634 units per square kilometre 0.0894 units per square kilometre 0.0261 units per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 0.0649 units per square kilometre 0.0523 units per square kilometre 0.0126 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.065 units per square kilometre 0.0261 units per square kilometre 0.0389 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.0304 units per square kilometre 0.097 units per square kilometre 0.0666 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.0254 units per square kilometre 0.0584 units per square kilometre 0.033 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0155 units per square kilometre 0.0125 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0114 units per square kilometre 0.0098 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or North Korea?
Afghanistan, at 0.0108 units per square kilometre against 0.01 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and North Korea?
0.0008 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 54th and North Korea ranks 57th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.