Afghanistan vs South Africa: Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0104 units per square kilometre
in 2024
South Africa
0.0106 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
54th
South Africa rank
53rd

Child deaths life stage, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
00.020.040.060.080.1196219932024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0106 units per square kilometre against 0.0104 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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 0.0112 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths life stage, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0106 units per square kilometre against 0.0104 units per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in child deaths life stage, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and South Africa?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for child deaths life stage, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths life stage, 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 life stage, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 10,614 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Child deaths life stage 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.