Afghanistan vs Angola: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Afghanistan
4.0%
in 2023
Angola
4.4%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Angola rank
20th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
510152025195019862023

How they compare

Angola currently reports 4.4% against 4.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Angola ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Angola in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Angola Difference Ahead
1950s 24.8% 16.5% 8.3% Afghanistan
1960s 21.0% 15.5% 5.5% Afghanistan
1970s 17.6% 14.2% 3.5% Afghanistan
1980s 15.1% 13.4% 1.7% Afghanistan
1990s 10.4% 12.6% 2.3% Angola
2000s 7.4% 10.1% 2.7% Angola
2010s 5.2% 6.1% 0.9% Angola
2020s 4.2% 4.6% 0.4% Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Afghanistan or Angola?
Angola, at 4.4% against 4.0% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Afghanistan and Angola?
0.4%, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Angola ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.