Afghanistan vs Haiti: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Afghanistan
5.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Haiti
5.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
Haiti rank
27th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Afghanistan
- Haiti
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.3 deaths per 100 live births against 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in Haiti, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Haiti ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Haiti in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.09 deaths per 100 live births | 16.89 deaths per 100 live births | 8.2 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.7 deaths per 100 live births | 12.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 11.17 deaths per 100 live births | 9.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7.41 deaths per 100 live births | 7.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1802 deaths per 100 live births | Haiti |
| 2020s | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 5.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.057 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Afghanistan or Haiti?
- Afghanistan, at 5.3 deaths per 100 live births against 5.28 deaths per 100 live births in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Afghanistan and Haiti?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Haiti?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Haiti rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Haiti ranks 27th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. 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 under five years, per 100 live births .