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

Afghanistan
0.1112 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0077 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
29th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
32nd

Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.1112 units per square kilometre against 0.0077 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1035 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 14.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1552 units per square kilometre 0.0823 units per square kilometre 0.0729 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.1547 units per square kilometre 0.0168 units per square kilometre 0.1379 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.128 units per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre 0.1176 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.1151 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre 0.1071 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 0.1112 units per square kilometre against 0.0077 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
0.1035 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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.