Which has higher child mortality, Afghanistan or Togo?

Togo, at 5.61 against 5.3 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Togo?

68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan

5.3

in 2024

Togo

5.61

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

26th

Togo rank

23rd

Togo currently reports 5.61 against 5.3 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.31.

That makes Togo's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and Togo ranks 23rd of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Togo in 2.

Decade	Afghanistan	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1950s	36.22	26.43	9.79	Afghanistan
1960s	32.74	24.58	8.17	Afghanistan
1970s	28.6	20.44	8.16	Afghanistan
1980s	25.09	16.3	8.79	Afghanistan
1990s	15.7	13.62	2.08	Afghanistan
2000s	11.17	10.44	0.73	Afghanistan
2010s	7.41	7.67	0.26	Togo
2020s	5.68	6	0.32	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Afghanistan or Togo?: Togo, at 5.61 against 5.3 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Afghanistan and Togo?: 0.31, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Togo?: 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Togo rank globally for child mortality?: Afghanistan ranks 26th and Togo ranks 23rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.