Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 2,765 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Afghanistan stood at 2,765.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Afghanistan peaked at 3,214 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,639, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 19th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,214 | — |
| 1991 | 3,024 | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 2,870 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1,969 | -31.4% |
| 1994 | 1,984 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,937 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,874 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1,822 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 2,575 | +41.3% |
| 1999 | 1,757 | -31.8% |
| 2000 | 1,692 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 1,639 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 1,674 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,743 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1,780 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1,847 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,948 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 2,019 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2,063 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,094 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,058 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,999 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1,913 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2,094 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 2,191 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2,340 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 2,361 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,743 | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 1,852 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1,999 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 2,532 | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 2,817 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 2,565 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 2,684 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 2,765 | +3.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 2,765 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,946, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 2,765 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 148, 18.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,303 | 1,757 | 3,214 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,850 | 1,639 | 2,094 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,055 | 1,743 | 2,361 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,673 | 2,532 | 2,817 | 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 number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Afghanistan?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Afghanistan was 2,765 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,214 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,639 in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years