Afghanistan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Mortality rate, under-5, male
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 57 per 1,000 live births against 17.08 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 39.92 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 162.02 per 1,000 live births | 49.47 per 1,000 live births | 112.55 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 116.18 per 1,000 live births | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | 86.28 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 78.38 per 1,000 live births | 21.22 per 1,000 live births | 57.16 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 60.82 per 1,000 live births | 17.89 per 1,000 live births | 42.93 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Afghanistan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Afghanistan, at 57 per 1,000 live births against 17.08 per 1,000 live births in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 39.92 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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, under-5, male (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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.