Afghanistan vs Americas (WHO region): Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause

Afghanistan
18,687
in 2021
Americas (WHO region)
37,248
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
8th
Americas (WHO region) rank
6th

Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Americas (WHO region)
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k200020102021

How they compare

Americas (WHO region) currently reports 37,248 against 18,687 in Afghanistan, a difference of 18,561.

That makes Americas (WHO region)'s figure about 2.0 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Americas (WHO region) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Americas (WHO region) ranks 6th of 193 countries.

Americas (WHO region) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Americas (WHO region) Difference Ahead
2000s 18,416 68,840 50,424 Americas (WHO region)
2010s 18,632 46,972 28,340 Americas (WHO region)
2020s 18,588 38,049 19,462 Americas (WHO region)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause, Afghanistan or Americas (WHO region)?
Americas (WHO region), at 37,248 against 18,687 in Afghanistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause between Afghanistan and Americas (WHO region)?
18,561, with Americas (WHO region) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Americas (WHO region)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Americas (WHO region) rank globally for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Americas (WHO region) ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Americas (WHO region): Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths-in-children-aged-5-years-by-cause/afghanistan/americas-who-region/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-deaths-in-children-aged-5-years-by-cause/afghanistan/americas-who-region/">Afghanistan vs Americas (WHO region): Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 4,444 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed