Infant deaths in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Infant deaths was 70,975 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant deaths in Afghanistan, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant deaths in Afghanistan is 70,975, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Afghanistan peaked at 111,260 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70,975, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100,900 | 90,225 | 111,260 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,457 | 78,117 | 88,792 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,251 | 70,975 | 77,118 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More development goals data for Afghanistan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 9,820 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 27.99 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 37 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 49,429 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Afghanistan?
- Infant deaths in Afghanistan was 70,975 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 111,260 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,975 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for infant deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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