Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Afghanistan or Africa Western and Central?

Africa Western and Central, at 1.53 million against 77,768 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?

1.46 million, with Africa Western and Central ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Africa Western and Central: Number of under-five deaths

Afghanistan

77,768

in 2024

Africa Western and Central

1.53 million

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

14th

Africa Western and Central rank

15th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Afghanistan
Africa Western and Central

How they compare

Africa Western and Central currently reports 1.53 million against 77,768 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.46 million.

That makes Africa Western and Central's figure about 19.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa Western and Central has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 14th and Africa Western and Central ranks 15th of 197 countries.

Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Africa Western and Central	Difference	Ahead
1990s	121,065	1.85 million	1.73 million	Africa Western and Central
2000s	117,482	1.79 million	1.67 million	Africa Western and Central
2010s	93,544	1.66 million	1.57 million	Africa Western and Central
2020s	81,559	1.58 million	1.49 million	Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Afghanistan or Africa Western and Central?: Africa Western and Central, at 1.53 million against 77,768 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?: 1.46 million, with Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 14th and Africa Western and Central ranks 15th 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 under-five deaths. 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
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, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.