Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years

Afghanistan
6,265
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern
139,718
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
20th
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
17th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Africa Eastern and Southern
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072024

How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 139,718 against 6,265 in Afghanistan, a difference of 133,453.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 22.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1990s 4,861 253,291 248,431 Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 4,247 200,317 196,070 Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 4,748 157,972 153,224 Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 6,044 145,291 139,247 Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 139,718 against 6,265 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
133,453, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years