Afghanistan vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.122 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0073 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
37th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.10.20.3196219922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.122 units per square kilometre against 0.0073 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1147 units per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 16.6 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 37th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1856 units per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre 0.1597 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.1801 units per square kilometre 0.0148 units per square kilometre 0.1653 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.1434 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.1335 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.1265 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.1188 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Afghanistan, at 0.122 units per square kilometre against 0.0073 units per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.1147 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five 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 under-five 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, 12,018 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five 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.