Mortality from ncds gender in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mortality from ncds gender was 31.5 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mortality from ncds gender in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality from ncds gender in Afghanistan is 31.5, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Afghanistan peaked at 46.8 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31.5, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.11 | 40.3 | 46.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.48 | 34.7 | 39.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4 | 31.5 | 35.3 | 2 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- 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 mortality from ncds gender in Afghanistan?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Afghanistan was 31.5 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8 in 2001.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5 in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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