Afghanistan vs Niger: Number of infant deaths
Afghanistan
70,975 deaths
in 2024
Niger
71,909 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Niger rank
7th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 71,909 deaths against 70,975 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 934 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Niger ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 131,767 deaths | 42,190 deaths | 89,577 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 108,570 deaths | 55,653 deaths | 52,916 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 101,216 deaths | 65,366 deaths | 35,850 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 100,900 deaths | 59,540 deaths | 41,360 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 83,457 deaths | 61,991 deaths | 21,466 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 74,251 deaths | 70,267 deaths | 3,983 deaths | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Afghanistan or Niger?
- Niger, at 71,909 deaths against 70,975 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Afghanistan and Niger?
- 934 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Niger ranks 7th 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 infant 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 1 .