Deaths from drowning ghe in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Deaths from drowning ghe was 1,895 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
1,895
Change on year
down 24.9%
World rank
26th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,523
in 2020
All-time low
1,366
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from drowning ghe in Afghanistan, 2000–2021

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201020212000: 1.4k2001: 1.4k2002: 1.4k2003: 2.2k2004: 2.3k2005: 1.8k2006: 2.0k2007: 2.4k2008: 1.8k2009: 2.0k2010: 2.1k2011: 2.1k2012: 1.7k2013: 2.5k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.9k2016: 2.4k2017: 1.8k2018: 2.0k2019: 2.5k2020: 2.5k2021: 1.9k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 1,895 for deaths from drowning ghe in 2021.

The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Afghanistan peaked at 2,523 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,366, in 2000.

Afghanistan ranks 26th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,872 1,366 2,384 10
2010s 2,049 1,675 2,481 10
2020s 2,209 1,895 2,523 2

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 23 Uganda 1,991 compare
  2. 24 Ukraine 1,915 compare
  3. 25 Somalia 1,897 compare
  4. 27 Mexico 1,798 compare
  5. 28 Mozambique 1,723 compare
  6. 29 Burkina Faso 1,657 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from drowning ghe in Afghanistan?
Deaths from drowning ghe in Afghanistan was 1,895 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 2,523 in 2020.
What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1,366 in 2000.
How does Afghanistan rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
Afghanistan ranks 26th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from drowning ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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