Afghanistan vs East Asia & Pacific: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Afghanistan
5.1 per 1,000
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific
1.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
East Asia & Pacific rank
33rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Afghanistan
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.1 per 1,000 against 1.3 per 1,000 in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 3.8 per 1,000.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 31st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.32 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | 5.82 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 5.36 per 1,000 | 2.92 per 1,000 | 2.44 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.69 per 1,000 | 1.75 per 1,000 | 2.94 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.1 per 1,000 | 1.34 per 1,000 | 3.76 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Afghanistan or East Asia & Pacific?
- Afghanistan, at 5.1 per 1,000 against 1.3 per 1,000 in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific?
- 3.8 per 1,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st and East Asia & Pacific ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.