Afghanistan vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male

Afghanistan
5.6 per 1,000
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.43 per 1,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st

Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 5.6 per 1,000 against 1.43 per 1,000 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 4.17 per 1,000.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 197 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 10.59 per 1,000 2.86 per 1,000 7.73 per 1,000 Afghanistan
2000s 5.91 per 1,000 2.07 per 1,000 3.84 per 1,000 Afghanistan
2010s 5.19 per 1,000 1.71 per 1,000 3.48 per 1,000 Afghanistan
2020s 5.54 per 1,000 1.48 per 1,000 4.06 per 1,000 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male, Afghanistan or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Afghanistan, at 5.6 per 1,000 against 1.43 per 1,000 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male between Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
4.17 per 1,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male?
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying among male children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 male children aged 5, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.