Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Afghanistan
0.1872 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Pakistan
0.1696 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
30th
Pakistan rank
32nd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1872 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1696 under-five deaths per woman in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0176 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
Across all 68 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 30th and Pakistan ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7771 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 2.4 under-five deaths per woman | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9047 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | 1.21 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9368 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 1.89 under-five deaths per woman | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8693 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7502 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4524 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.7806 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4648 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3158 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4094 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3028 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1066 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2325 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1948 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0376 under-five deaths per woman | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1872 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1696 under-five deaths per woman in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.0176 under-five deaths per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Afghanistan ranks 30th and Pakistan ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).