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

Afghanistan, at 34,962 against 34,388 in Indonesia as of 2024.

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

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 Indonesia: Number of under-five deaths, female

Afghanistan

34,962

in 2024

Indonesia

34,388

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

13th

Indonesia rank

14th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Afghanistan
Indonesia

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 34,962 against 34,388 in Indonesia, a difference of 574.

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

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Indonesia ranks 14th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	75,227	372,887	297,661	Indonesia
1970s	83,043	301,742	218,699	Indonesia
1980s	72,149	226,644	154,496	Indonesia
1990s	56,769	142,299	85,530	Indonesia
2000s	54,549	89,813	35,264	Indonesia
2010s	42,702	57,716	15,014	Indonesia
2020s	36,793	37,820	1,027	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Afghanistan or Indonesia?: Afghanistan, at 34,962 against 34,388 in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Afghanistan and Indonesia?: 574, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Indonesia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Indonesia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and Indonesia ranks 14th 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: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.