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