Afghanistan vs Djibouti: Mortality rate, under-5
Afghanistan
53 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Djibouti
48.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
Djibouti rank
29th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Afghanistan
- Djibouti
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 53 per 1,000 live births against 48.9 per 1,000 live births in Djibouti, a difference of 4.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Djibouti ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 259.88 per 1,000 live births | 162.25 per 1,000 live births | 97.62 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 250.9 per 1,000 live births | 133.4 per 1,000 live births | 117.5 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 157.03 per 1,000 live births | 107.67 per 1,000 live births | 49.36 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 111.72 per 1,000 live births | 88.11 per 1,000 live births | 23.61 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 74.12 per 1,000 live births | 66.31 per 1,000 live births | 7.81 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 56.82 per 1,000 live births | 52.24 per 1,000 live births | 4.58 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, Afghanistan or Djibouti?
- Afghanistan, at 53 per 1,000 live births against 48.9 per 1,000 live births in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Afghanistan and Djibouti?
- 4.1 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Djibouti?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Djibouti rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Djibouti ranks 29th 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.