Afghanistan vs Zambia: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Afghanistan
3.0%
in 2023
Zambia
2.8%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
12th
Zambia rank
15th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Zambia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5% | 3.1% | 1.6% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 3.3% | 1.2% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 3.6% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.3% | 0.7% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Afghanistan or Zambia?
- Afghanistan, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 15th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.