Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 620.41 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Afghanistan, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 620.41 for maternal mortality, gaps filled in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Afghanistan peaked at 1,910 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 620.41, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,910 | — |
| 1986 | 1,603 | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 1,587 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1,414 | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 1,383 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1,378 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,393 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,452 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,369 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 1,375 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,401 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1,376 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,365 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,459 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 1,359 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 1,346 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1,273 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1,277 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,196 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1,115 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1,103 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,044 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1,024 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 962.32 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 913.04 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 898.67 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 883.71 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 833.48 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 820.68 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 785.35 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 775.69 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 749.82 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 681.81 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 663.43 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 644.27 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 620.41 | -3.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 620.41 is above the median for low income countries, which is 440.23, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 620.41 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.02, 28.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,579 | 1,383 | 1,910 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,393 | 1,359 | 1,459 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,125 | 913.04 | 1,346 | 10 |
| 2010s | 773.69 | 644.27 | 898.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 620.41 | 620.41 | 620.41 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Afghanistan?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Afghanistan was 620.41 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,910 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 620.41 in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.