Which has higher number of infant deaths, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Afghanistan, at 70,975 against 67,611 in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of infant deaths

Afghanistan

70,975

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

67,611

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

9th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

11th

Number of infant deaths over time

Afghanistan
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 70,975 against 67,611 in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 3,364.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	114,994	65,321	49,673	Afghanistan
1970s	131,767	84,342	47,425	Afghanistan
1980s	108,570	106,579	1,991	Afghanistan
1990s	101,216	121,409	20,193	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	100,900	100,696	204.4	Afghanistan
2010s	83,457	78,372	5,086	Afghanistan
2020s	74,251	70,198	4,052	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Afghanistan or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Afghanistan, at 70,975 against 67,611 in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 3,364, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 9th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.