Afghanistan vs Egypt
Afghanistan vs Egypt: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 5.3 per 100 live births in Afghanistan and 2.2 per 100 live births in Egypt, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 3.1 per 100 live births, or 2.37 times that in Egypt.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Afghanistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1957.
- 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
| Year | Afghanistan | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 10 | 3.4 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 10.5 | 3.6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 11.9 | 4 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 13.2 | 4.7 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 13.6 | 5 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 14 | 5.3 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 14.4 | 5.7 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 14.9 | 6.1 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 15.3 | 6.5 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 15.8 | 6.9 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 16.4 | 7.3 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 16.9 | 7.8 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 18.1 | 8.6 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 18.8 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 19.4 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 1987 | 24.4 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 25.1 | 11.1 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 29.6 | 12 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 30.4 | 13 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 27.1 | 14 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 27.7 | 15 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 23.9 | 16 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 24.5 | 17 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 25.1 | 18 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 25.7 | 19 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 26.3 | 20 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 26.9 | 21 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 27.4 | 21.9 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 28 | 22.8 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 28.5 | 23.6 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 33.8 | 24.2 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 34.4 | 24.6 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 30 | 25 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 30.5 | 25.4 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 31 | 25.8 | 15 |
| 1967 | 31.5 | 26.3 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 32 | 26.8 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 32.5 | 27.6 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 33 | 28.4 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 33.5 | 29.3 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 34 | 30.3 | 17 |
| 1961 | 34.5 | 31.4 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 35.1 | 32.4 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 35.6 | 33.5 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 36.2 | 34.4 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 36.8 | 35.4 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 36.4 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 37.4 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | – | 22.8 |
| 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 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Egypt
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Egypt: 71.6 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Egypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Egypt: 3.24% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Egypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Egypt: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Egypt: 1.82% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Egypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Egypt: 42.9% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Egypt: 24 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Egypt: 5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Egypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Egypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Egypt: $2.26B in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Egypt: $21 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Egypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Egypt: 836,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Egypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Egypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Egypt: 697 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Egypt: 2 million TIV in 2024