Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.067 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.067 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
37th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1561 units per square kilometre
in 1971
All-time low
0.067 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
62
1962–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.067 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1561 units per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.067 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Afghanistan 37th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0.1237 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1267 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.128 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1291 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1303 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1315 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1561 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1559 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1333 units per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.135 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1367 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1344 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1276 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1387 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1266 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1406 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1144 units per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0875 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0868 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0985 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1061 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1076 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1081 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.108 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1041 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0993 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0963 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0937 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0777 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0749 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0736 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0689 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.067 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.067 units per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0197 units per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1264 units per square kilometre | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | 0.1303 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.1396 units per square kilometre | 0.1315 units per square kilometre | 0.1561 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1208 units per square kilometre | 0.0886 units per square kilometre | 0.1406 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0986 units per square kilometre | 0.0868 units per square kilometre | 0.1081 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.078 units per square kilometre | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | 0.067 units per square kilometre | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0739 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cameroon 0.0726 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Somalia 0.0679 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Maldives 0.0638 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Lesotho 0.0624 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.0589 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 under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0.067 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1561 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.067 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male 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 under-five deaths, male ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male 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 under-five deaths, male 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.