What is mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan?

Mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan was 0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people in 1984.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Afghanistan rank for mortality rates at age 25?

Afghanistan ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan

Name: Mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 11.8%

World rank

61st

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.38 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1984

All-time low

0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan stood at 0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan peaked at 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Afghanistan 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	1.46 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	1.44 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1952	1.42 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1953	1.4 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1954	1.39 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1955	1.36 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1956	1.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1957	1.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
1958	1.28 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1959	1.26 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1960	1.24 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1961	1.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1962	1.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1963	1.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1964	1.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1965	1.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1966	1.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1967	1.1 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1968	1.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1969	1.06 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1970	1.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1971	1.02 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1972	1 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1973	0.9823 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1974	0.9621 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1975	0.942 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1976	0.9224 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1977	0.9011 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1978	1.15 deaths per 1,000 people	+27.2%
1979	1.43 deaths per 1,000 people	+24.6%
1980	1.43 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1981	1.48 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.6%
1982	2.17 deaths per 1,000 people	+46.3%
1983	2.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.0%
1984	3.38 deaths per 1,000 people	+55.5%
1985	3.3 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1986	2.06 deaths per 1,000 people	-37.6%
1987	2.06 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1988	1.41 deaths per 1,000 people	-31.7%
1989	1.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.4%
1990	1.27 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1991	1.3 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1992	1.32 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.2%
1993	0.6843 deaths per 1,000 people	-48.3%
1994	0.9035 deaths per 1,000 people	+32.0%
1995	0.715 deaths per 1,000 people	-20.9%
1996	0.683 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
1997	0.6457 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
1998	0.7826 deaths per 1,000 people	+21.2%
1999	0.5736 deaths per 1,000 people	-26.7%
2000	0.5805 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
2001	0.5665 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
2002	0.4763 deaths per 1,000 people	-15.9%
2003	0.4578 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
2004	0.4304 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.0%
2005	0.433 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
2006	0.4683 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.1%
2007	0.5095 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.8%
2008	0.4603 deaths per 1,000 people	-9.7%
2009	0.407 deaths per 1,000 people	-11.6%
2010	0.3988 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
2011	0.3862 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
2012	0.3739 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
2013	0.3634 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
2014	0.3805 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.7%
2015	0.4075 deaths per 1,000 people	+7.1%
2016	0.4044 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2017	0.6325 deaths per 1,000 people	+56.4%
2018	0.6839 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.1%
2019	0.6146 deaths per 1,000 people	-10.1%
2020	0.5686 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.5%
2021	0.7423 deaths per 1,000 people	+30.6%
2022	0.2705 deaths per 1,000 people	-63.6%
2023	0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people	-11.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	1.37 deaths per 1,000 people	1.26 deaths per 1,000 people	1.46 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	1.15 deaths per 1,000 people	1.06 deaths per 1,000 people	1.24 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	1.04 deaths per 1,000 people	0.9011 deaths per 1,000 people	1.43 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	2.08 deaths per 1,000 people	1.29 deaths per 1,000 people	3.38 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	0.8874 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5736 deaths per 1,000 people	1.32 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	0.479 deaths per 1,000 people	0.407 deaths per 1,000 people	0.5805 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	0.4646 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3634 deaths per 1,000 people	0.6839 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	0.455 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people	0.7423 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

58 Vietnam 0.2482 deaths per 1,000 people compare
59 Zambia 0.2439 deaths per 1,000 people compare
60 Rwanda 0.2403 deaths per 1,000 people compare
62 Guatemala 0.238 deaths per 1,000 people compare
63 Gabon 0.2379 deaths per 1,000 people compare
64 Kiribati 0.2296 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan?: Mortality rates at age 25 in Afghanistan was 0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people in 1984.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2386 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Afghanistan rank for mortality rates at age 25?: Afghanistan ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 25
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.