Afghanistan vs China: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 44 per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan and 5.1 per 1,000 live births in China, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 38.8 per 1,000 live births, or 8.62 times that in China.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Afghanistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Afghanistan ranked 23 and China ranked 169 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at 8.1 per 1,000 live births and China at 1.5 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Afghanistan	China	World
2023	44	5.1	27.3
2022	45.2	5.3	28.2
2021	46.9	5.7	28.4
2020	48	6.1	28.7
2019	49	6.5	29.2
2018	50.1	7	29.7
2017	51.6	7.5	30.3
2016	54.5	8	31.1
2015	56.1	8.7	32.1
2014	57.5	9.3	32.9
2013	58.8	10.1	33.9
2012	60.8	10.9	35
2011	63	11.8	36.8
2010	65.4	12.7	37.7
2009	67.6	13.8	39.1
2008	69.7	15.1	40.4
2007	72.4	16.2	42
2006	75.3	17.6	43.7
2005	78	19.2	45.4
2004	80.6	20.8	47.2
2003	83.4	22.5	48.8
2002	86.8	24.3	50.6
2001	89.5	26.1	52.2
2000	92.1	27.9	53.7
1999	94.9	29.7	55.5
1998	98.9	31.4	57.1
1997	100.8	33	58.3
1996	103	34.5	59.6
1995	106.1	35.8	60.8
1994	108.9	37	62
1993	112.8	38	62.9
1992	121.1	38.9	64.1
1991	126.5	39.6	64.9
1990	129.6	40.1	64.9
1989	133.4	40.6	66.2
1988	138.4	40.9	68
1987	149.7	41.2	68.6
1986	153.4	41.5	70.8
1985	171.2	42	72.9
1984	175.7	42.7	74.6
1983	166	43.6	76.1
1982	170	44.7	76.6
1981	166.1	46.2	78.7
1980	169.4	48.1	80.6
1979	173.1	50.1	82.5
1978	173.8	52.5	84.7
1977	175.2	55.2	86.4
1976	179.2	58.8	88.1
1975	183	61.5	89.6
1974	186.8	64.5	90.9
1973	190.4	67.7	92.1
1972	194.1	71	93.6
1971	197.6	74.3	96.1
1970	201.2	77.5	96.9
1969	204.8	80.5	98.3
1968	208.4	83.4	100.2
1967	212	86.1	103.1
1966	215.6	88.8	104.9
1965	219.2	91.3	106.4
1964	222.9	93.8	106.1
1963	226.7	96.2	107.7
1962	230.4	98.6	110.2
1961	234.3	154.3	121.5
1960	238.3	196.1	131.8
1959	242.3	153.5	125.7
1958	246.6	107.9	117.7
1957	250.9	110.2	120
1956	255.4	112.6	121.9
1955	259.8	114.9	124.8
1954	264.7	117.8	127.7
1953	268.7	119.7	130.1
1952	273.1	122.2	132.7
1951	277.4	124.7	136
1950	281.6	127.1	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Afghanistan	China	World
2024	42.735.1–50.5	6.44.9–8.5	26.9
2025	41.430.7–52.9	64.4–8.6	26.4
2026	4026.9–53.9	5.43.8–8.1	25.9
2027	38.824.6–54.4	5.23.5–8.4	25.4
2028	37.522.2–54	5.13.3–8.3	24.9
2029	36.220.3–54.1	4.93.1–8.5	24.5
2030	35.219–53.8	4.82.9–8.5	24
2031	3417.5–54.2	4.62.8–8.6	23.6
2032	3316.6–54.7	4.52.6–8.4	23.2
2033	3215.3–55.2	4.32.4–8.6	22.8
2034	31.114.2–55.1	4.22.3–8.3	22.3
2035	30.113.5–54.8	4.12.2–8.3	21.9
2036	29.212.3–55.2	42.1–8.2	21.5
2037	28.411.7–54.5	3.92–8.3	21.1
2038	27.611–54.5	3.71.9–8.2	20.8
2039	26.910.5–53.9	3.61.8–8.1	20.4
2040	26.19.8–53.2	3.51.8–7.9	20
2041	25.48.9–53.2	3.51.7–8.2	19.7
2042	24.88.6–52.7	3.41.7–8.1	19.4
2043	24.18.3–52	3.31.6–7.9	19
2044	23.58–52.6	3.21.5–7.7	18.7
2045	22.97.9–51.6	3.11.5–7.6	18.4
2046	22.37.5–50.9	3.11.5–7.6	18.2
2047	21.87.3–49.3	31.4–7.3	17.9
2048	21.37–49.9	2.91.4–7.6	17.7
2049	20.76.5–49.9	2.91.3–7.6	17.5
2050	20.26.2–49.4	2.81.3–7.4	17.3
2051	19.86–49.2	2.81.3–7.5	17.1
2052	19.25.7–47.4	2.71.3–7.2	16.9
2053	18.75.5–46.7	2.71.2–7.2	16.7
2054	18.35.3–47.1	2.61.2–7	16.5
2055	17.85.1–46.7	2.61.1–7.2	16.3
2056	17.44.9–46.5	2.51.1–6.6	16.1
2057	174.8–46	2.51–6.6	15.9
2058	16.64.7–45.9	2.41–6.4	15.7
2059	16.34.5–44	2.41–6.3	15.5
2060	164.5–44.8	2.41–6.3	15.3
2061	15.74.2–45.1	2.31–6.1	15.1
2062	15.34.2–44.5	2.30.9–6.1	14.9
2063	154–42.8	2.30.9–6.1	14.7
2064	14.74–43	2.20.9–5.8	14.5
2065	14.53.8–43.7	2.20.8–5.6	14.3
2066	14.23.8–43.7	2.20.8–5.7	14.1
2067	143.6–43.2	2.10.8–5.5	13.9
2068	13.73.5–42.6	2.10.8–5.6	13.8
2069	13.53.5–43.1	2.10.8–5.4	13.6
2070	13.33.4–42.9	20.8–5.3	13.4
2071	133.4–41.7	20.8–5.3	13.2
2072	12.83.4–41.6	20.7–5.2	13
2073	12.53.3–41.3	20.7–5.1	12.9
2074	12.33.2–41.4	1.90.7–4.8	12.7
2075	12.13.2–41.6	1.90.7–4.8	12.6
2076	11.93.2–41.9	1.90.7–4.9	12.4
2077	11.73.1–43	1.90.6–5	12.3
2078	11.43.1–41.2	1.90.6–4.8	12.1
2079	11.23–41.2	1.80.6–4.8	12
2080	112.9–40	1.80.6–4.6	11.8
2081	10.82.9–40.3	1.80.6–4.6	11.7
2082	10.72.9–41.3	1.80.6–4.5	11.6
2083	10.52.8–40.1	1.80.6–4.4	11.5
2084	10.32.7–40.4	1.70.6–4.3	11.4
2085	10.12.7–40.5	1.70.6–4.4	11.3
2086	102.6–39.1	1.70.5–4.2	11.1
2087	9.82.6–39.8	1.70.5–4.1	11
2088	9.72.6–40.5	1.70.5–4.2	10.9
2089	9.52.5–40.8	1.70.5–4.1	10.8
2090	9.42.4–40.1	1.60.5–4	10.7
2091	9.22.5–41.3	1.60.5–4	10.6
2092	9.12.5–40.8	1.60.5–4	10.5
2093	92.4–39.1	1.60.5–4	10.4
2094	8.82.4–39.4	1.60.5–4	10.3
2095	8.72.3–40	1.60.4–4	10.1
2096	8.62.3–39.7	1.60.4–4	10
2097	8.42.3–38.8	1.50.4–4	9.9
2098	8.32.3–38.9	1.50.4–4.1	9.8
2099	8.22.3–38.3	1.50.4–4	9.7
2100	8.12.2–38.2	1.50.4–4	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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