Children died before five per woman in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Children died before five per woman was 0.1872 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1872
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
30th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.67
in 1957
All-time low
0.1872
in 2024
Years of data
68
1957–2024
Children died before five per woman in Afghanistan, 1957–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Afghanistan is 0.1872, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Afghanistan peaked at 2.67 in 1957 and was at its lowest, 0.1872, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 30th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2.67 | — |
| 1958 | 2.63 | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 2.59 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 2.55 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 2.51 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 2.48 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 2.45 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.41 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 2.37 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 2.34 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.31 | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 2.28 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.25 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 2.22 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 2.56 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 2.52 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.13 | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 2.1 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.07 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.03 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.95 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.91 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.86 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.81 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.09 | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 2.04 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.28 | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 2.23 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.88 | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 1.84 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.46 | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 1.41 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.37 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.33 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.3 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.22 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.18 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.15 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.11 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 1.03 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9923 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9492 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9033 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8559 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8054 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7549 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7045 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6555 | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6127 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5729 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5364 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5022 | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4712 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.442 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4148 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3886 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.365 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.344 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3243 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3054 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2883 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2726 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.214 | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2003 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1872 | -6.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.1872 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.1872 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0297, 6.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.63 | 2.59 | 2.67 | 3 |
| 1960s | 2.4 | 2.25 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.15 | 1.91 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 | 1.41 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.03 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7806 | 0.5729 | 0.9923 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4094 | 0.3054 | 0.5364 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2325 | 0.1872 | 0.2883 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Afghanistan?
- Children died before five per woman in Afghanistan was 0.1872 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 1957.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1872 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for children died before five per woman?
- Afghanistan ranks 30th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 68 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).