Afghanistan vs Djibouti: Child mortality rate
Afghanistan
5.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Djibouti
4.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
26th
Djibouti rank
29th
Child mortality rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Djibouti
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.3 deaths per 100 live births against 4.89 deaths per 100 live births in Djibouti, a difference of 0.41 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Djibouti ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.99 deaths per 100 live births | 16.22 deaths per 100 live births | 9.76 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 25.09 deaths per 100 live births | 13.34 deaths per 100 live births | 11.75 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 15.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10.77 deaths per 100 live births | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 11.17 deaths per 100 live births | 8.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7807 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4576 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Afghanistan or Djibouti?
- Afghanistan, at 5.3 deaths per 100 live births against 4.89 deaths per 100 live births in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Afghanistan and Djibouti?
- 0.41 deaths per 100 live births, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Djibouti?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Djibouti rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Djibouti ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .