Afghanistan vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.1112 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.0146 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
29th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1112 units per square kilometre against 0.0146 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0966 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 7.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1552 units per square kilometre 0.0872 units per square kilometre 0.068 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.1547 units per square kilometre 0.0469 units per square kilometre 0.1078 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.128 units per square kilometre 0.0274 units per square kilometre 0.1006 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.1151 units per square kilometre 0.0162 units per square kilometre 0.0989 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 0.1112 units per square kilometre against 0.0146 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
0.0966 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 12,234 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.