Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, Afghanistan or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 54,240 against 6,265 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

47,975, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Afghanistan vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Number of deaths ages 5-9 years

Afghanistan

6,265

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

54,240

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

20th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

20th

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years over time

Afghanistan
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 54,240 against 6,265 in Afghanistan, a difference of 47,975.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 8.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th of 197 countries.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,861	328,715	323,854	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	4,247	211,417	207,170	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	4,748	110,868	106,120	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2020s	6,044	61,891	55,847	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 5-9 years, Afghanistan or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 54,240 against 6,265 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 5-9 years between Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 47,975, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?: Afghanistan ranks 20th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th 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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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
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years