ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n was 4,593 in 2021. ▼ Falling
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4,593 for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan peaked at 9,259 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,593, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,259 | — |
| 2001 | 9,051 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8,323 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 7,983 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7,976 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 7,739 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 7,428 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 7,218 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 6,937 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 6,649 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 6,432 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 6,180 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 5,962 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5,777 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 5,597 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 5,444 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 5,304 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 5,148 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 5,008 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4,867 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 4,722 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4,593 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,856 | 6,649 | 9,259 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,572 | 4,867 | 6,432 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,658 | 4,593 | 4,722 | 2 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan?
- Ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan was 4,593 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,259 in 2000.
- What is the lowest ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,593 in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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