Afghanistan vs Chad: Number of child deaths
Afghanistan
77,768 deaths
in 2024
Chad
78,958 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
14th
Chad rank
12th
Number of child deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 78,958 deaths against 77,768 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,190 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Chad ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 157,643 deaths | 38,916 deaths | 118,727 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 174,093 deaths | 46,990 deaths | 127,102 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 150,958 deaths | 53,945 deaths | 97,013 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 121,065 deaths | 68,291 deaths | 52,774 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 117,482 deaths | 79,452 deaths | 38,030 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 93,544 deaths | 82,945 deaths | 10,599 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 81,559 deaths | 79,044 deaths | 2,515 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Afghanistan or Chad?
- Chad, at 78,958 deaths against 77,768 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Afghanistan and Chad?
- 1,190 deaths, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chad?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Chad rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Chad ranks 12th 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 .