Afghanistan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Afghanistan
5.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.31 per 1,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Afghanistan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.1 per 1,000 against 1.31 per 1,000 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.79 per 1,000.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.32 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 7.72 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 5.36 per 1,000 | 1.89 per 1,000 | 3.47 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.69 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 3.09 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.1 per 1,000 | 1.35 per 1,000 | 3.75 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Afghanistan, at 5.1 per 1,000 against 1.31 per 1,000 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 3.79 per 1,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd 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.