Afghanistan vs Niger: Number of infants who die before age 1
Afghanistan
64,348 deaths
in 2023
Niger
70,278 deaths
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
11th
Niger rank
8th
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Afghanistan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 70,278 deaths against 64,348 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 5,930 deaths.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 108,142 deaths | 21,553 deaths | 86,588 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 111,134 deaths | 28,136 deaths | 82,999 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 118,506 deaths | 37,048 deaths | 81,459 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 95,553 deaths | 49,759 deaths | 45,795 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 89,445 deaths | 60,109 deaths | 29,336 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 85,638 deaths | 61,064 deaths | 24,574 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 73,153 deaths | 63,384 deaths | 9,769 deaths | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 66,684 deaths | 68,402 deaths | 1,718 deaths | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 70,278 deaths against 64,348 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Afghanistan and Niger?
- 5,930 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.