Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Number of child deaths
Afghanistan
77,768 deaths
in 2024
Mozambique
74,215 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
14th
Mozambique rank
15th
Number of child deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Mozambique
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 77,768 deaths against 74,215 deaths in Mozambique, a difference of 3,553 deaths.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 161,904 deaths | 99,888 deaths | 62,016 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 174,093 deaths | 115,391 deaths | 58,702 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 150,958 deaths | 152,109 deaths | 1,151 deaths | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 121,065 deaths | 137,275 deaths | 16,210 deaths | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 117,482 deaths | 104,813 deaths | 12,669 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 93,544 deaths | 81,757 deaths | 11,787 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 81,559 deaths | 76,461 deaths | 5,098 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
- Afghanistan, at 77,768 deaths against 74,215 deaths in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 3,553 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 15th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .