Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained was 67,706 in 2030. βΌ Falling
Latest (2030)
67,706
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
14th
of 200 countries
All-time high
76,213
in 2025
All-time low
67,706
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained in Afghanistan, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, under-five deaths - current trends maintained in Afghanistan stood at 67,706. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
That places Afghanistan 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 72,822 | 69,435 | 76,213 | 5 |
| 2030s | 67,706 | 67,706 | 67,706 | 1 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, male, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 454 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 407,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - current trends maintained in Afghanistan?
- Under-five deaths - current trends maintained in Afghanistan was 67,706 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 76,213 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - current trends maintained recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,706 in 2030.
- How does Afghanistan rank for under-five deaths - current trends maintained?
- Afghanistan ranks 14th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is under-five deaths - current trends maintained rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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