Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Mortality rate, infant, female
Afghanistan
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Least developed countries
36.39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Least developed countries rank
10th
Mortality rate, infant, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 36.39 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries, a difference of 8.11 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Least developed countries ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.12 per 1,000 live births | 92.69 per 1,000 live births | 29.43 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 90.49 per 1,000 live births | 65.32 per 1,000 live births | 25.17 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 61.4 per 1,000 live births | 45.39 per 1,000 live births | 16.01 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | 9 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, female, Afghanistan or Least developed countries?
- Afghanistan, at 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 36.39 per 1,000 live births in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, female between Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 8.11 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Least developed countries ranks 10th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.