Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of infant deaths, male, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0009 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.0004 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
11th

Number of infant deaths, male, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0009 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0005 units per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0034 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0021 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0023 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0014 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0014 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0007 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.001 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0005 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, per capita, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Afghanistan, at 0.0009 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male, per capita between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.0005 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for number of infant deaths, male, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
240 places, 13,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.