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Under-five mortality rate — Afghanistan

Under-five mortality rate in Afghanistan in 2024 — 53 per 1,000. Ranked 171 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 84.9%.

2024 53 per 1,000 −3.46% vs 2023
World rank 171of 196
Period maximum 350.6 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 53 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Afghanistan, 1960–2024010020030040019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 350.6 per 1,0001962: 340.2 per 1,0001964: 329.7 per 1,0001966: 319.5 per 1,0001968: 310 per 1,0001970: 300 per 1,0001972: 337.9 per 1,0001974: 279.5 per 1,0001976: 268.6 per 1,0001978: 256.9 per 1,0001980: 245.2 per 1,0001982: 277 per 1,0001984: 303.8 per 1,0001986: 250.5 per 1,0001988: 194.3 per 1,0001990: 181.4 per 1,0001992: 169.1 per 1,0001994: 158.3 per 1,0001996: 148.8 per 1,0001998: 140.2 per 1,0002000: 131.7 per 1,0002002: 123.1 per 1,0002004: 113.9 per 1,0002006: 104.8 per 1,0002008: 96.1 per 1,0002010: 88 per 1,0002012: 80.8 per 1,0002014: 74.6 per 1,0002016: 69.4 per 1,0002018: 64.8 per 1,0002020: 60.7 per 1,0002022: 56.8 per 1,0002024: 53 per 1,000
Change over the period: −297.6 (−84.88%) Average annual rate: -2.91 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 53 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
South Asia 26.8 per 1,000
Southern Asia computed 30.1 per 1,000
Low-income countries computed 61.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 53 −1.9 −3.46%
2023 54.9 −1.9 −3.35%
2022 56.8 −1.9 −3.24%
2021 58.7 −2 −3.29%
2020 60.7 −2 −3.19%
2019 62.7 −2.1 −3.24%
2018 64.8 −2.3 −3.43%
2017 67.1 −2.3 −3.31%
2016 69.4 −2.5 −3.48%
2015 71.9 −2.7 −3.62%
2014 74.6 −3 −3.87%
2013 77.6 −3.2 −3.96%
2012 80.8 −3.5 −4.15%
2011 84.3 −3.7 −4.2%
2010 88 −3.9 −4.24%
2009 91.9 −4.2 −4.37%
2008 96.1 −4.3 −4.28%
2007 100.4 −4.4 −4.2%
2006 104.8 −4.5 −4.12%
2005 109.3 −4.6 −4.04%
2004 113.9 −4.6 −3.88%
2003 118.5 −4.6 −3.74%
2002 123.1 −4.4 −3.45%
2001 127.5 −4.2 −3.19%
2000 131.7 −4.3 −3.16%
1999 136 −4.2 −3%
1998 140.2 −4.2 −2.91%
1997 144.4 −4.4 −2.96%
1996 148.8 −4.6 −3%
1995 153.4 −4.9 −3.1%
1994 158.3 −5.2 −3.18%
1993 163.5 −5.6 −3.31%
1992 169.1 −6.1 −3.48%
1991 175.2 −6.2 −3.42%
1990 181.4 −6.4 −3.41%
1989 187.8 −6.5 −3.35%
1988 194.3 −49.9 −20.43%
1987 244.2 −6.3 −2.51%
1986 250.5 −45.5 −15.37%
1985 296 −7.8 −2.57%
1984 303.8 +32.6 +12.02%
1983 271.2 −5.8 −2.09%
1982 277 +38 +15.9%
1981 239 −6.2 −2.53%
1980 245.2 −5.9 −2.35%
1979 251.1 −5.8 −2.26%
1978 256.9 −6 −2.28%
1977 262.9 −5.7 −2.12%
1976 268.6 −5.6 −2.04%
1975 274.2 −5.3 −1.9%
1974 279.5 −5.2 −1.83%
1973 284.7 −53.2 −15.74%
1972 337.9 −6.4 −1.86%
1971 344.3 +44.3 +14.77%
1970 300 −4.9 −1.61%
1969 304.9 −5.1 −1.65%
1968 310 −4.8 −1.52%
1967 314.8 −4.7 −1.47%
1966 319.5 −5 −1.54%
1965 324.5 −5.2 −1.58%
1964 329.7 −5.3 −1.58%
1963 335 −5.2 −1.53%
1962 340.2 −5 −1.45%
1961 345.2 −5.4 −1.54%
1960 350.6 — —

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MV Maldives 5.4 LK Sri Lanka 5.9 IR Iran 11.3 BT Bhutan 17.2 NP Nepal 25.1 IN India 26.6 BD Bangladesh 30.5 AF Afghanistan 53 PK Pakistan 56
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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