Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Afghanistan
49,429 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia
104,789 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
Ethiopia rank
5th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 104,789 deaths against 49,429 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 55,360 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47,118 deaths | 139,419 deaths | 92,300 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 57,216 deaths | 149,294 deaths | 92,078 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 60,548 deaths | 140,732 deaths | 80,184 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 54,874 deaths | 114,395 deaths | 59,521 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 50,760 deaths | 108,294 deaths | 57,533 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 104,789 deaths against 49,429 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 55,360 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .