Neonatal deaths in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Neonatal deaths was 49,429 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal deaths in Afghanistan stood at 49,429. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Afghanistan peaked at 64,358 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49,429, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 7th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64,358 | — |
| 2001 | 61,286 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 60,414 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 62,166 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 62,167 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60,722 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 60,370 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 59,501 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 57,329 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 57,170 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 56,581 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 55,900 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 56,111 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 55,859 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 55,455 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 55,262 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 54,314 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 53,664 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 53,004 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 52,593 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 52,124 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 51,716 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 50,754 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 49,779 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 49,429 | -0.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 49,429 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,516, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 49,429 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,272, 38.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60,548 | 57,170 | 64,358 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,874 | 52,593 | 56,581 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,760 | 49,429 | 52,124 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 105,425 compare
- 5 Ethiopia 104,789 compare
- 6 Bangladesh 62,138 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 47,450 compare
- 9 Indonesia 40,915 compare
- 10 Sudan 39,470 compare
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)
- Infant deaths 70,975 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Afghanistan?
- Neonatal deaths in Afghanistan was 49,429 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 64,358 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,429 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for neonatal deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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