Afghanistan vs Central African Republic: Number of child deaths by age
Afghanistan
6,793 deaths
in 2024
Central African Republic
6,425 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
34th
Central African Republic rank
35th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Afghanistan
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6,793 deaths against 6,425 deaths in Central African Republic, a difference of 368 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Central African Republic ranks 35th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Central African Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41,181 deaths | 8,282 deaths | 32,899 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 42,326 deaths | 7,863 deaths | 34,462 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 42,388 deaths | 8,147 deaths | 34,241 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 19,850 deaths | 9,512 deaths | 10,337 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 16,582 deaths | 14,821 deaths | 1,761 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10,087 deaths | 12,575 deaths | 2,488 deaths | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 7,308 deaths | 19,764 deaths | 12,456 deaths | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Afghanistan or Central African Republic?
- Afghanistan, at 6,793 deaths against 6,425 deaths in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Afghanistan and Central African Republic?
- 368 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central African Republic?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Central African Republic rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Afghanistan ranks 34th and Central African Republic ranks 35th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .