Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.05 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.05 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
29th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1015 units per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.05 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan stood at 0.05 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1015 units per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.05 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 29th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0795 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0814 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0823 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0846 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0859 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.087 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.101 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1015 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0923 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0932 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0937 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0941 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0942 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0874 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0765 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0747 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0641 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0765 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0777 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0761 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0731 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0713 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0622 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0609 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0601 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0595 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0587 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.058 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0541 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0526 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.05 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | 0.087 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | 0.1015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0716 units per square kilometre | 0.0623 units per square kilometre | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0711 units per square kilometre | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0581 units per square kilometre | 0.0541 units per square kilometre | 0.0622 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0519 units per square kilometre | 0.05 units per square kilometre | 0.0533 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 26 Dominican Republic 0.0533 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Guinea 0.0523 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 0.052 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Liberia 0.0485 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0476 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Ghana 0.0474 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.05 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1015 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.