Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths

Afghanistan
49,429 deaths
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
47,450 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
8th

Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
020.0k40.0k60.0k196919962024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 49,429 deaths against 47,450 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 1,979 deaths.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 8th of 199 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 47,118 deaths 45,083 deaths 2,036 deaths Afghanistan
1990s 57,216 deaths 45,824 deaths 11,393 deaths Afghanistan
2000s 60,548 deaths 44,613 deaths 15,935 deaths Afghanistan
2010s 54,874 deaths 45,872 deaths 9,003 deaths Afghanistan
2020s 50,760 deaths 48,610 deaths 2,151 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Afghanistan, at 49,429 deaths against 47,450 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
1,979 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .