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Number of infants who die before age 1 in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 64,348 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
64,348 deaths
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
11th
of 236 countries
All-time high
122,112 deaths
in 1979
All-time low
64,348 deaths
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Afghanistan, 1950–2023

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, number of infants who die before age 1 in Afghanistan stood at 64,348 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Afghanistan peaked at 122,112 deaths in 1979 and was at its lowest, 64,348 deaths, in 2023.

Afghanistan ranks 11th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of infants who die before age 1 in Afghanistan, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 109,220 deaths —
1951 107,971 deaths -1.1%
1952 108,140 deaths +0.2%
1953 108,248 deaths +0.1%
1954 108,241 deaths -0.0%
1955 107,949 deaths -0.3%
1956 108,008 deaths +0.1%
1957 107,895 deaths -0.1%
1958 107,892 deaths -0.0%
1959 107,851 deaths -0.0%
1960 108,152 deaths +0.3%
1961 108,546 deaths +0.4%
1962 109,102 deaths +0.5%
1963 109,864 deaths +0.7%
1964 110,524 deaths +0.6%
1965 111,241 deaths +0.6%
1966 112,140 deaths +0.8%
1967 113,018 deaths +0.8%
1968 113,926 deaths +0.8%
1969 114,832 deaths +0.8%
1970 115,521 deaths +0.6%
1971 116,375 deaths +0.7%
1972 117,053 deaths +0.6%
1973 117,757 deaths +0.6%
1974 118,638 deaths +0.7%
1975 119,034 deaths +0.3%
1976 119,155 deaths +0.1%
1977 118,943 deaths -0.2%
1978 120,475 deaths +1.3%
1979 122,112 deaths +1.4%
1980 118,160 deaths -3.2%
1981 108,707 deaths -8.0%
1982 96,589 deaths -11.1%
1983 92,086 deaths -4.7%
1984 98,616 deaths +7.1%
1985 100,345 deaths +1.8%
1986 90,371 deaths -9.9%
1987 88,266 deaths -2.3%
1988 81,489 deaths -7.7%
1989 80,905 deaths -0.7%
1990 81,591 deaths +0.8%
1991 79,883 deaths -2.1%
1992 79,793 deaths -0.1%
1993 84,453 deaths +5.8%
1994 91,571 deaths +8.4%
1995 94,264 deaths +2.9%
1996 94,967 deaths +0.7%
1997 95,899 deaths +1.0%
1998 96,688 deaths +0.8%
1999 95,338 deaths -1.4%
2000 94,789 deaths -0.6%
2001 89,535 deaths -5.5%
2002 87,703 deaths -2.0%
2003 88,939 deaths +1.4%
2004 87,970 deaths -1.1%
2005 85,305 deaths -3.0%
2006 84,209 deaths -1.3%
2007 81,967 deaths -2.7%
2008 77,989 deaths -4.9%
2009 77,973 deaths -0.0%
2010 76,883 deaths -1.4%
2011 75,297 deaths -2.1%
2012 75,263 deaths -0.0%
2013 74,558 deaths -0.9%
2014 74,429 deaths -0.2%
2015 74,501 deaths +0.1%
2016 72,980 deaths -2.0%
2017 69,977 deaths -4.1%
2018 68,996 deaths -1.4%
2019 68,646 deaths -0.5%
2020 68,452 deaths -0.3%
2021 68,065 deaths -0.6%
2022 65,872 deaths -3.2%
2023 64,348 deaths -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 108,142 deaths 107,851 deaths 109,220 deaths 10
1960s 111,134 deaths 108,152 deaths 114,832 deaths 10
1970s 118,506 deaths 115,521 deaths 122,112 deaths 10
1980s 95,553 deaths 80,905 deaths 118,160 deaths 10
1990s 89,445 deaths 79,793 deaths 96,688 deaths 10
2000s 85,638 deaths 77,973 deaths 94,789 deaths 10
2010s 73,153 deaths 68,646 deaths 76,883 deaths 10
2020s 66,684 deaths 64,348 deaths 68,452 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 8 Niger 70,278 deaths compare
  2. 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 67,718 deaths compare
  3. 10 Angola 66,996 deaths compare
  4. 12 Mozambique 62,553 deaths compare
  5. 13 Sudan 60,789 deaths compare
  6. 14 Mali 57,544 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Afghanistan?
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Afghanistan was 64,348 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 122,112 deaths in 1979.
What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 64,348 deaths in 2023.
How does Afghanistan rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.