Afghanistan vs South Asia: Mortality rate, under-5
Afghanistan
53 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia
26.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
South Asia rank
25th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Afghanistan
- South Asia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 53 per 1,000 live births against 26.8 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 26.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157.03 per 1,000 live births | 111.18 per 1,000 live births | 45.85 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 111.72 per 1,000 live births | 74.1 per 1,000 live births | 37.62 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 74.12 per 1,000 live births | 44.41 per 1,000 live births | 29.71 per 1,000 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 56.82 per 1,000 live births | 29.46 per 1,000 live births | 27.36 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 South Asia?
- Afghanistan, at 53 per 1,000 live births against 26.8 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 26.2 per 1,000 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 25th 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.