Number of infant deaths, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of infant deaths, female was 31,864 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
31,864
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
8th
of 197 countries
All-time high
66,210
in 1972
All-time low
31,864
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, female in Afghanistan, 1960–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Afghanistan stood at 31,864. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Afghanistan peaked at 66,210 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 31,864, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50,872 | — |
| 1961 | 51,278 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 51,824 | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 52,462 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 53,086 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 53,691 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 54,435 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 55,210 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 56,006 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 56,744 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 57,462 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 65,886 | +14.7% |
| 1972 | 66,210 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 59,181 | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 60,176 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 60,763 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 61,116 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 61,384 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 61,471 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 61,495 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60,502 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 57,028 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 55,394 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 49,893 | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 52,731 | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 52,912 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 48,747 | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 47,889 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 41,776 | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 41,319 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 41,408 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 40,924 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 40,652 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 43,124 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 47,247 | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 49,878 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 50,673 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 50,981 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 51,146 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 51,249 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 51,179 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 49,637 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 47,746 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 47,617 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 47,671 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 46,476 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 45,244 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 44,235 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 42,547 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 41,234 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 40,561 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 39,719 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 39,193 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 38,837 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 38,257 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 37,806 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 37,192 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 36,453 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 35,802 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 35,300 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 34,794 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 34,285 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 33,566 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 32,643 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 31,864 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,561 | 50,872 | 56,744 | 10 |
| 1970s | 61,514 | 57,462 | 66,210 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,819 | 41,319 | 60,502 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,728 | 40,652 | 51,249 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,359 | 41,234 | 51,179 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,912 | 35,300 | 40,561 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,430 | 31,864 | 34,794 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.67 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Afghanistan?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Afghanistan was 31,864 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66,210 in 1972.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,864 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.