Afghanistan vs East Asia & Pacific: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male

Afghanistan
3,500
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific
23,738
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
19th
East Asia & Pacific rank
22nd

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • East Asia & Pacific
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020072024

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 23,738 against 3,500 in Afghanistan, a difference of 20,238.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 6.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 22nd of 197 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1990s 2,558 95,991 93,433 East Asia & Pacific
2000s 2,397 54,290 51,892 East Asia & Pacific
2010s 2,693 32,601 29,908 East Asia & Pacific
2020s 3,372 25,988 22,617 East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male, Afghanistan or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 23,738 against 3,500 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male between Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific?
20,238, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years