Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Number of infants who die before age 1

Afghanistan
64,348 deaths
in 2023
Mozambique
62,553 deaths
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
11th
Mozambique rank
12th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mozambique
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195019862023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 64,348 deaths against 62,553 deaths in Mozambique, a difference of 1,795 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 11th and Mozambique ranks 12th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 108,142 deaths 52,398 deaths 55,744 deaths Afghanistan
1960s 111,134 deaths 58,303 deaths 52,832 deaths Afghanistan
1970s 118,506 deaths 74,270 deaths 44,236 deaths Afghanistan
1980s 95,553 deaths 99,441 deaths 3,887 deaths Mozambique
1990s 89,445 deaths 94,106 deaths 4,661 deaths Mozambique
2000s 85,638 deaths 81,234 deaths 4,404 deaths Afghanistan
2010s 73,153 deaths 68,990 deaths 4,163 deaths Afghanistan
2020s 66,684 deaths 63,416 deaths 3,269 deaths Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
Afghanistan, at 64,348 deaths against 62,553 deaths in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
1,795 deaths, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Mozambique ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.