nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0475 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan stood at 0.0475. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan peaked at 0.099 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0475, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 22nd out of 184 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.
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.099 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0966 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0884 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0846 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0845 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0818 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0784 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.076 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0729 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0697 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0674 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0646 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0622 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0602 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0583 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0566 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0551 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0534 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0519 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0504 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0488 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0475 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0832 | 0.0697 | 0.099 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.058 | 0.0504 | 0.0674 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0481 | 0.0475 | 0.0488 | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, female, per capita 0.495 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Afghanistan was 0.0475 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.099 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0475 in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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 nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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