Afghanistan vs Low income: Number of under-five deaths
Afghanistan
77,768
in 2024
Low income
1.44 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
14th
Low income rank
17th
Number of under-five deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Low income
How they compare
Low income currently reports 1.44 million against 77,768 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.36 million.
That makes Low income's figure about 18.5 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 14th and Low income ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,065 | 2.00 million | 1.87 million | Low income |
| 2000s | 117,482 | 1.75 million | 1.64 million | Low income |
| 2010s | 93,544 | 1.51 million | 1.42 million | Low income |
| 2020s | 81,559 | 1.46 million | 1.38 million | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Afghanistan or Low income?
- Low income, at 1.44 million against 77,768 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Afghanistan and Low income?
- 1.36 million, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Low income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Low income rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th and Low income ranks 17th of 196 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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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.