What is number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan?

Number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan was 77,768 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 195,406 in 1971.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 77,768 in 2024.

How does Afghanistan rank for number of under-five deaths?

Afghanistan ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Afghanistan: Number of under-five deaths was 77,768 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

77,768

Change on year

down 2.3%

World rank

14th

of 195 countries

All-time high

195,406

in 1971

All-time low

77,768

in 2024

Years of data

1962–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan, 1962–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan stood at 77,768. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan peaked at 195,406 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 77,768, in 2024.

Afghanistan ranks 14th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	157,643	153,287	162,628	8
1970s	174,093	164,035	195,406	10
1980s	150,958	109,930	176,539	10
1990s	121,065	107,134	132,074	10
2000s	117,482	103,298	131,354	10
2010s	93,544	86,349	101,132	10
2020s	81,559	77,768	84,999	5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

11 Indonesia 79,142 compare
12 Chad 78,958 compare
13 Somalia 78,271 compare
15 Mozambique 74,215 compare
16 Mali 68,264 compare
17 Angola 67,003 compare

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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)
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Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 607,223 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 568,728 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan?: Number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan was 77,768 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 195,406 in 1971.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 77,768 in 2024.
How does Afghanistan rank for number of under-five deaths?: Afghanistan ranks 14th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.