Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 3,500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 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, male in Afghanistan stood at 3,500. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Afghanistan peaked at 3,500 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,085, 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, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,301 | — |
| 1991 | 3,121 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 2,999 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 2,217 | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 2,268 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 2,245 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2,211 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,181 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,866 | +31.4% |
| 1999 | 2,171 | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 2,125 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,085 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,149 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,252 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 2,323 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,424 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2,554 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2,627 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2,693 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2,742 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2,712 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,653 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2,567 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 2,728 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 2,802 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2,935 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2,950 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,393 | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 2,509 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 2,682 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 3,200 | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 3,491 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 3,271 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 3,396 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 3,500 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,558 | 2,171 | 3,301 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,397 | 2,085 | 2,742 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,693 | 2,393 | 2,950 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,372 | 3,200 | 3,500 | 5 |
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0692 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Afghanistan?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Afghanistan was 3,500 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, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,500 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,085 in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years