Number of under-five deaths, male in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of under-five deaths, male was 42,806 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
42,806
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
13th
of 197 countries
All-time high
101,842
in 1971
All-time low
42,806
in 2024
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male in Afghanistan, 1962–2024
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 under-five deaths, male in Afghanistan stood at 42,806. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Afghanistan peaked at 101,842 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 42,806, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 13th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 80,137 | — |
| 1963 | 80,708 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 81,331 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 81,859 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 82,607 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 83,453 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 84,234 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 85,003 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 85,744 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 101,842 | +18.8% |
| 1972 | 101,661 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 86,950 | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 88,065 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 88,778 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 89,277 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 89,535 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 89,464 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 89,179 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 87,686 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 83,245 | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 90,477 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 82,552 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 91,722 | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 88,591 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 74,595 | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 73,016 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 58,415 | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 57,791 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 57,768 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 57,082 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 56,612 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 59,365 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 64,259 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 67,617 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 69,177 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 70,166 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 70,496 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 70,424 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 70,119 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 67,913 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 65,203 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 64,754 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 64,523 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 62,791 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 61,099 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 59,681 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 57,531 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 55,719 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 54,609 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 53,408 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 52,619 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 52,019 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 51,291 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 50,651 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 49,778 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 48,827 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 47,979 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 47,242 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 46,544 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 45,836 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 44,924 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 43,720 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 42,806 | -2.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 42,806 is above the median for low income countries, which is 29,114, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 42,806 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,706, 25.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,416 | 80,137 | 85,003 | 8 |
| 1970s | 91,050 | 85,744 | 101,842 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,809 | 57,791 | 91,722 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,297 | 56,612 | 70,496 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,933 | 55,719 | 70,119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,842 | 47,242 | 54,609 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,766 | 42,806 | 46,544 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 in Afghanistan?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Afghanistan was 42,806 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 101,842 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,806 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.