What is births and deaths per year in Afghanistan?

Births and deaths per year in Afghanistan was 240,296 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 362,220 deaths in 1985.

What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 218,356 deaths in 1993.

How does Afghanistan rank for births and deaths per year?

Afghanistan ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Births and deaths per year in Afghanistan

Name: Births and deaths per year in Afghanistan
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Births and deaths per year was 240,296 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

240,296 deaths

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

39th

of 236 countries

All-time high

362,220 deaths

in 1985

All-time low

218,356 deaths

in 1993

Years of data

1950–2023

Births and deaths per year in Afghanistan, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, births and deaths per year in Afghanistan stood at 240,296 deaths.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Afghanistan peaked at 362,220 deaths in 1985 and was at its lowest, 218,356 deaths, in 1993.

Afghanistan ranks 39th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Births and deaths per year in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Births and deaths per year in Afghanistan, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths	Change
1950	290,972 deaths	—
1951	288,752 deaths	-0.8%
1952	288,059 deaths	-0.2%
1953	287,712 deaths	-0.1%
1954	289,189 deaths	+0.5%
1955	286,725 deaths	-0.9%
1956	286,654 deaths	-0.0%
1957	286,114 deaths	-0.2%
1958	285,911 deaths	-0.1%
1959	285,500 deaths	-0.1%
1960	286,159 deaths	+0.2%
1961	286,818 deaths	+0.2%
1962	288,056 deaths	+0.4%
1963	289,745 deaths	+0.6%
1964	291,215 deaths	+0.5%
1965	292,987 deaths	+0.6%
1966	294,993 deaths	+0.7%
1967	296,952 deaths	+0.7%
1968	299,051 deaths	+0.7%
1969	301,153 deaths	+0.7%
1970	302,998 deaths	+0.6%
1971	305,182 deaths	+0.7%
1972	306,798 deaths	+0.5%
1973	308,381 deaths	+0.5%
1974	310,341 deaths	+0.6%
1975	311,727 deaths	+0.4%
1976	312,570 deaths	+0.3%
1977	312,222 deaths	-0.1%
1978	329,013 deaths	+5.4%
1979	348,735 deaths	+6.0%
1980	338,526 deaths	-2.9%
1981	315,307 deaths	-6.9%
1982	308,039 deaths	-2.3%
1983	294,923 deaths	-4.3%
1984	358,183 deaths	+21.4%
1985	362,220 deaths	+1.1%
1986	285,998 deaths	-21.0%
1987	280,336 deaths	-2.0%
1988	237,449 deaths	-15.3%
1989	232,518 deaths	-2.1%
1990	234,647 deaths	+0.9%
1991	229,891 deaths	-2.0%
1992	228,005 deaths	-0.8%
1993	218,356 deaths	-4.2%
1994	242,610 deaths	+11.1%
1995	245,793 deaths	+1.3%
1996	247,403 deaths	+0.7%
1997	251,885 deaths	+1.8%
1998	266,055 deaths	+5.6%
1999	252,505 deaths	-5.1%
2000	253,804 deaths	+0.5%
2001	242,473 deaths	-4.5%
2002	239,161 deaths	-1.4%
2003	243,573 deaths	+1.8%
2004	244,435 deaths	+0.4%
2005	241,932 deaths	-1.0%
2006	245,586 deaths	+1.5%
2007	245,809 deaths	+0.1%
2008	235,284 deaths	-4.3%
2009	237,450 deaths	+0.9%
2010	237,640 deaths	+0.1%
2011	235,724 deaths	-0.8%
2012	239,042 deaths	+1.4%
2013	240,239 deaths	+0.5%
2014	246,289 deaths	+2.5%
2015	254,689 deaths	+3.4%
2016	254,007 deaths	-0.3%
2017	261,084 deaths	+2.8%
2018	267,164 deaths	+2.3%
2019	267,421 deaths	+0.1%
2020	295,555 deaths	+10.5%
2021	320,101 deaths	+8.3%
2022	243,197 deaths	-24.0%
2023	240,296 deaths	-1.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	287,559 deaths	285,500 deaths	290,972 deaths	10
1960s	292,713 deaths	286,159 deaths	301,153 deaths	10
1970s	314,797 deaths	302,998 deaths	348,735 deaths	10
1980s	301,350 deaths	232,518 deaths	362,220 deaths	10
1990s	241,715 deaths	218,356 deaths	266,055 deaths	10
2000s	242,951 deaths	235,284 deaths	253,804 deaths	10
2010s	250,330 deaths	235,724 deaths	267,421 deaths	10
2020s	274,787 deaths	240,296 deaths	320,101 deaths	4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

36 Romania 257,119 deaths compare
37 North Korea 255,828 deaths compare
38 Angola 254,481 deaths compare
40 Cote d'Ivoire 238,740 deaths compare
41 Ghana 237,871 deaths compare
42 Uganda 235,582 deaths compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Afghanistan

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is births and deaths per year in Afghanistan?: Births and deaths per year in Afghanistan was 240,296 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 362,220 deaths in 1985.
What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 218,356 deaths in 1993.
How does Afghanistan rank for births and deaths per year?: Afghanistan ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.