Afghanistan vs Zambia: Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita

Afghanistan
0.0018 units per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0015 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Zambia rank
26th

Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0018 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0155 units per person 0.0087 units per person 0.0068 units per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.0139 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0064 units per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.0131 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0.0056 units per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.0076 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0 units per person Zambia
2000s 0.005 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.0004 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0029 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0005 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.002 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0004 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita, Afghanistan or Zambia?
Afghanistan, at 0.0018 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita between Afghanistan and Zambia?
0.0003 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for under-five deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 11,594 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.