Afghanistan vs Indonesia: Number of child deaths
Afghanistan
77,768 deaths
in 2024
Indonesia
79,142 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
14th
Indonesia rank
11th
Number of child deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 79,142 deaths against 77,768 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,374 deaths.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Indonesia ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 157,643 deaths | 822,953 deaths | 665,310 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 174,093 deaths | 673,502 deaths | 499,410 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 150,958 deaths | 507,721 deaths | 356,763 deaths | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 121,065 deaths | 320,984 deaths | 199,919 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 117,482 deaths | 202,952 deaths | 85,470 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 93,544 deaths | 132,202 deaths | 38,658 deaths | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 81,559 deaths | 86,973 deaths | 5,414 deaths | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Afghanistan or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 79,142 deaths against 77,768 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Afghanistan and Indonesia?
- 1,374 deaths, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Indonesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Indonesia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Indonesia ranks 11th 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 .