Crude death rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Crude death rate was 5.8 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.8
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
185th
of 236 countries
All-time high
37.42
in 1950
All-time low
5.8
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Crude death rate in Afghanistan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 5.8 for crude death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate in Afghanistan peaked at 37.42 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.75 | 32.19 | 37.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.46 | 27.33 | 31.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.08 | 23.4 | 26.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.07 | 19.58 | 32.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.35 | 12.7 | 19.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.34 | 8.64 | 12.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 | 7.06 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.84 | 5.8 | 8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 454 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 621,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 556,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 595,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 569,129 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 608,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 581,669 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate in Afghanistan?
- Crude death rate in Afghanistan was 5.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.42 in 1950.
- What is the lowest crude death rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for crude death rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crude death rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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