Afghanistan vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Infant deaths

Afghanistan
70,975
in 2024
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
215,621
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
8th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
6th

Infant deaths over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
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How they compare

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia currently reports 215,621 against 70,975 in Afghanistan, a difference of 144,646.

That makes Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's figure about 3.0 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 184 countries.

Eastern and South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eastern and South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 100,900 743,035 642,135 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
2010s 83,457 429,649 346,192 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
2020s 74,251 244,814 170,563 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant deaths, Afghanistan or Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, at 215,621 against 70,975 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant deaths between Afghanistan and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
144,646, with Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for infant deaths?
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant deaths (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant deaths (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed