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

Afghanistan
0.0108 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0102 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
54th
South Africa rank
55th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
00.020.040.060.080.1196219922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0108 units per square kilometre against 0.0102 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0006 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 55th of 195 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0658 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre 0.0602 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.0304 units per square kilometre 0.0123 units per square kilometre 0.0182 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.0254 units per square kilometre 0.0242 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0155 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.0114 units per square kilometre 0.0095 units per square kilometre 0.0019 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 South Africa?
Afghanistan, at 0.0108 units per square kilometre against 0.0102 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and South Africa?
0.0006 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 55th 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.