Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Afghanistan or Chad?

Chad, at 36,151 against 34,962 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1962 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Chad: Number of under-five deaths, female

Afghanistan

34,962

in 2024

Chad

36,151

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

13th

Chad rank

11th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Afghanistan
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 36,151 against 34,962 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,189.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Chad ranks 11th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1960s	75,227	18,309	56,918	Afghanistan
1970s	83,043	22,051	60,992	Afghanistan
1980s	72,149	25,207	46,942	Afghanistan
1990s	56,769	31,822	24,946	Afghanistan
2000s	54,549	36,741	17,808	Afghanistan
2010s	42,702	38,157	4,546	Afghanistan
2020s	36,793	36,280	513	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Afghanistan or Chad?: Chad, at 36,151 against 34,962 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Afghanistan and Chad?: 1,189, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chad?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Chad rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and Chad ranks 11th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.