Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 33.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
33.14
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
6th
of 200 countries
All-time high
75.76
in 1990
All-time low
33.14
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 33.14 for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Afghanistan peaked at 75.76 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33.14, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.76 | — |
| 1991 | 74.24 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 72.7 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 71.22 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 69.81 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 68.43 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 67.12 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 65.91 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 64.69 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 63.41 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 62.18 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 60.88 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 59.57 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 58.24 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 56.83 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 55.39 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 53.93 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 52.45 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 50.91 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 49.44 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 47.96 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 46.54 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 45.18 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 43.9 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 42.7 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 41.54 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 40.44 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 39.43 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 38.38 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 37.44 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 36.48 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 35.61 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 34.72 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 33.9 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 33.14 | -2.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 33.14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.75, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 33.14 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.75, 4.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.33 | 63.41 | 75.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.98 | 49.44 | 62.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.35 | 37.44 | 47.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.77 | 33.14 | 36.48 | 5 |
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 neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Afghanistan?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Afghanistan was 33.14 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.76 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.14 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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