Afghanistan vs Other small states: Mortality rate, under-5
Afghanistan
53 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Other small states
28.79 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
Other small states rank
23rd
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Afghanistan
- Other small states
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 53 per 1,000 live births against 28.79 per 1,000 live births in Other small states, a difference of 24.21 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times Other small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157.03 per 1,000 live births | 81.37 per 1,000 live births | 75.66 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 111.72 per 1,000 live births | 57.96 per 1,000 live births | 53.76 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 74.12 per 1,000 live births | 37.37 per 1,000 live births | 36.75 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 56.82 per 1,000 live births | 30.16 per 1,000 live births | 26.66 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 Other small states?
- Afghanistan, at 53 per 1,000 live births against 28.79 per 1,000 live births in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Afghanistan and Other small states?
- 24.21 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Other small states?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Other small states rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Other small states ranks 23rd 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.