Afghanistan vs IBRD only: Mortality rate, under-5
Afghanistan
53 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
IBRD only
19.61 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
IBRD only rank
28th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Afghanistan
- IBRD only
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 53 per 1,000 live births against 19.61 per 1,000 live births in IBRD only, a difference of 33.39 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.7 times IBRD only's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and IBRD only ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157.03 per 1,000 live births | 70.48 per 1,000 live births | 86.55 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 111.72 per 1,000 live births | 47.33 per 1,000 live births | 64.39 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 74.12 per 1,000 live births | 27.56 per 1,000 live births | 46.56 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 56.82 per 1,000 live births | 20.97 per 1,000 live births | 35.85 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 IBRD only?
- Afghanistan, at 53 per 1,000 live births against 19.61 per 1,000 live births in IBRD only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Afghanistan and IBRD only?
- 33.39 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IBRD only?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and IBRD only rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and IBRD only ranks 28th of 196 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.