Afghanistan vs Zambia: Number of child deaths, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0018 deaths per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0015 deaths per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Zambia rank
26th

Number of child deaths, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0018 deaths per person against 0.0015 deaths per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0003 deaths per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0155 deaths per person 0.0087 deaths per person 0.0068 deaths per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.0139 deaths per person 0.0075 deaths per person 0.0064 deaths per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.0131 deaths per person 0.0074 deaths per person 0.0056 deaths per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.0076 deaths per person 0.0077 deaths per person 0 deaths per person Zambia
2000s 0.005 deaths per person 0.0047 deaths per person 0.0004 deaths per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0029 deaths per person 0.0023 deaths per person 0.0005 deaths per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.002 deaths per person 0.0016 deaths per person 0.0004 deaths per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Afghanistan or Zambia?
Afghanistan, at 0.0018 deaths per person against 0.0015 deaths per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Afghanistan and Zambia?
0.0003 deaths per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of child deaths, per capita
Unit
deaths per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 11,379 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.