Afghanistan vs Algeria

Afghanistan vs Algeria: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 5.3 per 100 live births in Afghanistan and 2.2 per 100 live births in Algeria, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 3.1 per 100 live births, or 2.45 times that in Algeria.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Afghanistan vs Algeria: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 5.3 per 100 live births in Afghanistan and 2.2 per 100 live births in Algeria, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 3.1 per 100 live births, or 2.45 times that in Algeria.
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What the numbers say

  • Afghanistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1957.
  • In 2024, Afghanistan ranked 26 and Algeria ranked 72 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearAfghanistanAlgeriaWorld
20245.32.23.7
20235.52.23.8
20225.72.24
20215.92.34
20206.12.33.9
20196.32.34
20186.52.44
20176.72.44.1
20166.92.54.2
20157.22.54.3
20147.52.54.4
20137.82.64.5
20128.12.74.7
20118.42.75
20108.82.85.1
20099.22.95.3
20089.635.5
2007103.15.7
200610.53.36
200510.93.46.2
200411.43.56.6
200311.93.76.8
200212.33.97.1
200112.847.4
200013.24.27.7
199913.64.37.9
1998144.58.3
199714.44.68.4
199614.94.78.6
199515.34.88.8
199415.84.98.9
199316.459.1
199216.959.2
199117.55.19.3
199018.15.29.4
198918.85.39.5
198819.45.510
198724.469.9
198625.16.610.3
198529.67.610.6
198430.48.910.9
198327.110.511.1
198227.712.311.2
198123.91411.6
198024.515.611.9
197925.116.911.9
197825.71812.3
197726.31912.6
197626.92012.8
197527.420.813.1
19742821.713.3
197328.522.413.5
197233.823.113.7
197134.423.613.9
19703024.114.2
196930.524.414.6
19683124.515
196731.524.515.3
19663224.515.1
196532.524.415.1
19643324.215.7
196333.524.116.2
1962342417
196134.52418.8
196035.123.920.2
195935.623.919.9
195836.22419.7
195736.824.120.5
1956–24.121.3
1955–24.222.3
1954–24.322.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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