What is infant mortality rate in Afghanistan?

Infant mortality rate in Afghanistan was 4.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 26.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 4.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Afghanistan rank for infant mortality rate?

Afghanistan ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Afghanistan

Name: Infant mortality rate in Afghanistan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Infant mortality rate was 4.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

4.83 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

13th

of 199 countries

All-time high

26.24 deaths per 100 live births

in 1957

All-time low

4.83 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1957–2024

Infant mortality rate in Afghanistan, 1957–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Afghanistan is 4.83 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Afghanistan peaked at 26.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1957 and was at its lowest, 4.83 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Afghanistan ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 68 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	25.9 deaths per 100 live births	25.58 deaths per 100 live births	26.24 deaths per 100 live births	3
1960s	23.94 deaths per 100 live births	22.66 deaths per 100 live births	25.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	21.49 deaths per 100 live births	19.35 deaths per 100 live births	24.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	18.41 deaths per 100 live births	15.04 deaths per 100 live births	20.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	12.86 deaths per 100 live births	11.36 deaths per 100 live births	14.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.55 deaths per 100 live births	8.01 deaths per 100 live births	11.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.58 deaths per 100 live births	5.66 deaths per 100 live births	7.69 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.16 deaths per 100 live births	4.83 deaths per 100 live births	5.49 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

10 Lesotho 5.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
11 Chad 5.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Sierra Leone 5.46 deaths per 100 live births compare
14 Pakistan 4.82 deaths per 100 live births compare
15 Equatorial Guinea 4.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
16 Mali 4.75 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Afghanistan

Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 454 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Afghanistan?: Infant mortality rate in Afghanistan was 4.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 26.24 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 4.83 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Afghanistan rank for infant mortality rate?: Afghanistan ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .