Afghanistan - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Afghanistan was 54,151 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 113,179 in 1974 and a minimum value of 54,151 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 106,982 |
| 1963 | 107,493 |
| 1964 | 108,068 |
| 1965 | 108,718 |
| 1966 | 109,409 |
| 1967 | 110,025 |
| 1968 | 110,690 |
| 1969 | 111,382 |
| 1970 | 111,888 |
| 1971 | 112,446 |
| 1972 | 112,878 |
| 1973 | 113,168 |
| 1974 | 113,179 |
| 1975 | 112,831 |
| 1976 | 112,038 |
| 1977 | 110,712 |
| 1978 | 108,738 |
| 1979 | 106,171 |
| 1980 | 103,195 |
| 1981 | 99,657 |
| 1982 | 95,687 |
| 1983 | 91,545 |
| 1984 | 87,530 |
| 1985 | 83,848 |
| 1986 | 80,724 |
| 1987 | 78,275 |
| 1988 | 76,660 |
| 1989 | 75,829 |
| 1990 | 75,864 |
| 1991 | 76,732 |
| 1992 | 78,228 |
| 1993 | 80,103 |
| 1994 | 82,159 |
| 1995 | 84,252 |
| 1996 | 86,140 |
| 1997 | 87,705 |
| 1998 | 88,910 |
| 1999 | 89,709 |
| 2000 | 90,004 |
| 2001 | 89,863 |
| 2002 | 89,256 |
| 2003 | 88,342 |
| 2004 | 87,097 |
| 2005 | 85,624 |
| 2006 | 83,869 |
| 2007 | 81,831 |
| 2008 | 79,557 |
| 2009 | 77,159 |
| 2010 | 74,623 |
| 2011 | 72,040 |
| 2012 | 69,517 |
| 2013 | 67,099 |
| 2014 | 64,844 |
| 2015 | 62,703 |
| 2016 | 60,700 |
| 2017 | 58,923 |
| 2018 | 57,231 |
| 2019 | 55,690 |
| 2020 | 54,151 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Afghanistan was 69,714 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 54 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 167,764 in 1974 and a minimum value of 69,714 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 161,659 |
| 1967 | 162,579 |
| 1968 | 163,573 |
| 1969 | 164,638 |
| 1970 | 165,430 |
| 1971 | 166,326 |
| 1972 | 167,042 |
| 1973 | 167,581 |
| 1974 | 167,764 |
| 1975 | 167,508 |
| 1976 | 166,678 |
| 1977 | 165,169 |
| 1978 | 162,749 |
| 1979 | 159,445 |
| 1980 | 155,527 |
| 1981 | 150,725 |
| 1982 | 145,220 |
| 1983 | 139,324 |
| 1984 | 133,190 |
| 1985 | 127,325 |
| 1986 | 122,025 |
| 1987 | 117,478 |
| 1988 | 114,006 |
| 1989 | 111,593 |
| 1990 | 110,441 |
| 1991 | 110,384 |
| 1992 | 111,348 |
| 1993 | 113,046 |
| 1994 | 115,248 |
| 1995 | 117,726 |
| 1996 | 120,114 |
| 1997 | 122,200 |
| 1998 | 123,907 |
| 1999 | 125,086 |
| 2000 | 125,549 |
| 2001 | 125,380 |
| 2002 | 124,472 |
| 2003 | 123,034 |
| 2004 | 121,027 |
| 2005 | 118,653 |
| 2006 | 115,865 |
| 2007 | 112,714 |
| 2008 | 109,221 |
| 2009 | 105,530 |
| 2010 | 101,658 |
| 2011 | 97,717 |
| 2012 | 93,811 |
| 2013 | 90,018 |
| 2014 | 86,438 |
| 2015 | 83,000 |
| 2016 | 79,812 |
| 2017 | 76,996 |
| 2018 | 74,352 |
| 2019 | 72,026 |
| 2020 | 69,714 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Afghanistan was 42,758 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62,635 in 2002 and a minimum value of 42,758 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 47,313 |
| 1989 | 47,616 |
| 1990 | 48,386 |
| 1991 | 49,665 |
| 1992 | 51,251 |
| 1993 | 53,014 |
| 1994 | 54,781 |
| 1995 | 56,534 |
| 1996 | 58,157 |
| 1997 | 59,608 |
| 1998 | 60,800 |
| 1999 | 61,691 |
| 2000 | 62,285 |
| 2001 | 62,563 |
| 2002 | 62,635 |
| 2003 | 62,483 |
| 2004 | 62,215 |
| 2005 | 61,677 |
| 2006 | 60,907 |
| 2007 | 59,877 |
| 2008 | 58,666 |
| 2009 | 57,302 |
| 2010 | 55,811 |
| 2011 | 54,254 |
| 2012 | 52,710 |
| 2013 | 51,184 |
| 2014 | 49,707 |
| 2015 | 48,304 |
| 2016 | 47,047 |
| 2017 | 45,875 |
| 2018 | 44,867 |
| 2019 | 43,747 |
| 2020 | 42,758 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
