Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Mortality rate, infant
Afghanistan
48.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pakistan
48.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Pakistan rank
14th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 48.3 per 1,000 live births against 48.2 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 239.35 per 1,000 live births | 149.93 per 1,000 live births | 89.42 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 214.93 per 1,000 live births | 131.36 per 1,000 live births | 83.57 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 184.12 per 1,000 live births | 121.9 per 1,000 live births | 62.22 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 128.55 per 1,000 live births | 102.62 per 1,000 live births | 25.93 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 95.5 per 1,000 live births | 81.07 per 1,000 live births | 14.43 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 65.78 per 1,000 live births | 64.56 per 1,000 live births | 1.22 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 51.58 per 1,000 live births | 51.36 per 1,000 live births | 0.22 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 48.3 per 1,000 live births against 48.2 per 1,000 live births in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 14th 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 (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 is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.