Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia, at 58,159 against 31,864 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Number of infant deaths, female

Afghanistan

31,864

in 2024

Ethiopia

58,159

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

8th

Ethiopia rank

5th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Afghanistan
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 58,159 against 31,864 in Afghanistan, a difference of 26,295.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	55,987	79,680	23,694	Ethiopia
1970s	61,514	104,083	42,568	Ethiopia
1980s	50,819	136,281	85,462	Ethiopia
1990s	46,728	128,008	81,280	Ethiopia
2000s	46,359	101,425	55,067	Ethiopia
2010s	37,912	68,983	31,071	Ethiopia
2020s	33,430	70,805	37,375	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 58,159 against 31,864 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?: 26,295, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Afghanistan ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.