Afghanistan vs Indonesia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Afghanistan
49,429 deaths
in 2024
Indonesia
40,915 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
Indonesia rank
9th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Indonesia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 49,429 deaths against 40,915 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 8,514 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Indonesia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47,118 deaths | 149,272 deaths | 102,153 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 57,216 deaths | 128,486 deaths | 71,269 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 60,548 deaths | 95,092 deaths | 34,544 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 54,874 deaths | 67,824 deaths | 12,950 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 50,760 deaths | 44,917 deaths | 5,844 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Afghanistan or Indonesia?
- Afghanistan, at 49,429 deaths against 40,915 deaths in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Afghanistan and Indonesia?
- 8,514 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Indonesia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Indonesia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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 .