Mortality rate, infant in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mortality rate, infant was 48.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
48.3 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
13th
of 197 countries
All-time high
252.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
48.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 48.3 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Afghanistan peaked at 252.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 48.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 252.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 249.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 246.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 243.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 240.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 237.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 235 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 232.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 229.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 226.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 223.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 249 per 1,000 live births | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 245.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 214.8 per 1,000 live births | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 211.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 208.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 204.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 201.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 197.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 193.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 189.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 185.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 199.1 per 1,000 live births | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 195 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 206.6 per 1,000 live births | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 201.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 181.3 per 1,000 live births | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 176.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 155 per 1,000 live births | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 150.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 145.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 141.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 137.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 133.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 129.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 126 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 122.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 119.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 116.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 110.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 107.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 104.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 100.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 97.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 90.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 86.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 83.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 74 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 71.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 68.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 66.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 64 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 61.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 60.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 58.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 53.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 239.35 per 1,000 live births | 226.6 per 1,000 live births | 252.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 214.93 per 1,000 live births | 193.5 per 1,000 live births | 249 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 184.12 per 1,000 live births | 150.4 per 1,000 live births | 206.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.55 per 1,000 live births | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | 145.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.5 per 1,000 live births | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | 110.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.78 per 1,000 live births | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.58 per 1,000 live births | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Afghanistan?
- Mortality rate, infant in Afghanistan was 48.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 252.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.