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

Indonesia, at 44,754 against 42,806 in Afghanistan 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Indonesia: Number of under-five deaths, male

Afghanistan

42,806

in 2024

Indonesia

44,754

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

13th

Indonesia rank

11th

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

Afghanistan
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 44,754 against 42,806 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,948.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Indonesia ranks 11th 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	82,416	450,066	367,649	Indonesia
1970s	91,050	371,760	280,711	Indonesia
1980s	78,809	281,076	202,267	Indonesia
1990s	64,297	178,686	114,389	Indonesia
2000s	62,933	113,139	50,206	Indonesia
2010s	50,842	74,486	23,644	Indonesia
2020s	44,766	49,153	4,387	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Afghanistan or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 44,754 against 42,806 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Afghanistan and Indonesia?: 1,948, with Indonesia 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, male?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and Indonesia 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, male. 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, male
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 male children dying before reaching age five.