What is child mortality vs. health spending in Afghanistan?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Afghanistan was 5.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 36.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 5.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Afghanistan rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Afghanistan ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Afghanistan

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Afghanistan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Child mortality vs. health spending was 5.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

5.3 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

26th

of 199 countries

All-time high

36.82 deaths per 100 live births

in 1957

All-time low

5.3 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1957–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Afghanistan, 1957–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Afghanistan stood at 5.3 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 68 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Afghanistan peaked at 36.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1957 and was at its lowest, 5.3 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Afghanistan ranks 26th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	36.22 deaths per 100 live births	35.64 deaths per 100 live births	36.82 deaths per 100 live births	3
1960s	32.74 deaths per 100 live births	30.49 deaths per 100 live births	35.06 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	28.6 deaths per 100 live births	25.11 deaths per 100 live births	34.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	25.09 deaths per 100 live births	18.78 deaths per 100 live births	30.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	15.7 deaths per 100 live births	13.6 deaths per 100 live births	18.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	11.17 deaths per 100 live births	9.19 deaths per 100 live births	13.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	7.41 deaths per 100 live births	6.27 deaths per 100 live births	8.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	5.68 deaths per 100 live births	5.3 deaths per 100 live births	6.07 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

23 Togo 5.61 deaths per 100 live births compare
24 Pakistan 5.6 deaths per 100 live births compare
25 Kiribati 5.31 deaths per 100 live births compare
27 Haiti 5.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
28 Angola 4.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
29 Djibouti 4.89 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Afghanistan

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 621,653 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 556,537 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 595,588 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 569,129 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 608,382 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 581,669 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 607,223 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 619,794 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 647,337 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 542,847 (2025)

All data for Afghanistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Afghanistan?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Afghanistan was 5.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 36.82 deaths per 100 live births in 1957.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 5.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Afghanistan rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Afghanistan ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. 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).

About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .