Afghanistan vs Angola: Number of child deaths
Afghanistan
77,768 deaths
in 2024
Angola
67,003 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
14th
Angola rank
17th
Number of child deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Angola
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 77,768 deaths against 67,003 deaths in Angola, a difference of 10,765 deaths.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Angola ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Angola in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Angola | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 134,822 deaths | 106,344 deaths | 28,477 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 121,065 deaths | 128,822 deaths | 7,757 deaths | Angola |
| 2000s | 117,482 deaths | 111,720 deaths | 5,763 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 93,544 deaths | 72,543 deaths | 21,002 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 81,559 deaths | 68,094 deaths | 13,465 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Afghanistan or Angola?
- Afghanistan, at 77,768 deaths against 67,003 deaths in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Afghanistan and Angola?
- 10,765 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Angola ranks 17th 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 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 under 5 .