Afghanistan vs Upper middle income: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years
Afghanistan
5.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
33rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time
- Afghanistan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.1 per 1,000 against 1.3 per 1,000 in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.8 per 1,000.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 31st and Upper middle income 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 | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.32 per 1,000 | 3.68 per 1,000 | 6.64 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 5.36 per 1,000 | 2.49 per 1,000 | 2.87 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.69 per 1,000 | 1.68 per 1,000 | 3.01 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.1 per 1,000 | 1.36 per 1,000 | 3.74 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 Upper middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 5.1 per 1,000 against 1.3 per 1,000 in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Afghanistan and Upper middle income?
- 3.8 per 1,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Upper middle income rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 31st and Upper middle income 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.