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

South Asia, at 352,693 against 34,962 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Afghanistan and South Asia?

317,731, with South Asia ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 South Asia: Number of under-five deaths, female

Afghanistan

34,962

in 2024

South Asia

352,693

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

13th

South Asia rank

16th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Afghanistan
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 352,693 against 34,962 in Afghanistan, a difference of 317,731.

That makes South Asia's figure about 10.1 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 16th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56,769	1.83 million	1.78 million	South Asia
2000s	54,549	1.22 million	1.17 million	South Asia
2010s	42,702	654,328	611,626	South Asia
2020s	36,793	392,628	355,835	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Afghanistan or South Asia?: South Asia, at 352,693 against 34,962 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Afghanistan and South Asia?: 317,731, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 16th 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.