Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Number of infant deaths, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0017 units per person
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0013 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
9th

Number of infant deaths, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0017 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th of 197 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0064 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0023 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0043 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0015 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0025 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0008 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0018 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0004 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per capita, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
Afghanistan, at 0.0017 units per person against 0.0013 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
0.0004 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for number of infant deaths, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant 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 infant deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 13,430 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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