Number of youth deaths in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of youth deaths was 88,545 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Afghanistan stood at 88,545 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Afghanistan peaked at 140,754 deaths in 1998 and was at its lowest, 88,545 deaths, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 14th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 119,894 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 117,774 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 116,279 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 118,865 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 127,839 deaths | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 133,827 deaths | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 136,333 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 137,788 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 140,754 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 138,236 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 137,410 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 133,209 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 128,370 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 127,597 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 127,124 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 124,077 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 121,170 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 118,674 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 114,698 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 111,345 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 109,124 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 106,604 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 104,722 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 104,007 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 102,682 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 101,760 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 100,144 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 96,589 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 95,256 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 94,323 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 94,607 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94,192 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 91,787 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 89,999 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 88,545 deaths | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,759 deaths | 116,279 deaths | 140,754 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,367 deaths | 111,345 deaths | 137,410 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,521 deaths | 94,323 deaths | 109,124 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,826 deaths | 88,545 deaths | 94,607 deaths | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,103 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Afghanistan?
- Number of youth deaths in Afghanistan was 88,545 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 140,754 deaths in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,545 deaths in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of youth deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.