Afghanistan vs East Asia & Pacific: Mortality rate, adult, female

Afghanistan
175.95 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific
74.2 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
36th
East Asia & Pacific rank
39th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 175.95 per 1,000 female adults against 74.2 per 1,000 female adults in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 101.75 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 36th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 39th of 218 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1960s 521.19 per 1,000 female adults 290.88 per 1,000 female adults 230.31 per 1,000 female adults Afghanistan
1970s 467.35 per 1,000 female adults 204.07 per 1,000 female adults 263.27 per 1,000 female adults Afghanistan
1980s 467.74 per 1,000 female adults 149.22 per 1,000 female adults 318.52 per 1,000 female adults Afghanistan
1990s 338.76 per 1,000 female adults 113.9 per 1,000 female adults 224.86 per 1,000 female adults Afghanistan
2000s 265.12 per 1,000 female adults 93.89 per 1,000 female adults 171.23 per 1,000 female adults Afghanistan
2010s 213.32 per 1,000 female adults 79.98 per 1,000 female adults 133.34 per 1,000 female adults Afghanistan
2020s 199.55 per 1,000 female adults 76.75 per 1,000 female adults 122.8 per 1,000 female adults Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Afghanistan or East Asia & Pacific?
Afghanistan, at 175.95 per 1,000 female adults against 74.2 per 1,000 female adults in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific?
101.75 per 1,000 female adults, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Afghanistan ranks 36th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.