Afghanistan vs Iran

Afghanistan vs Iran: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 5.3 per 100 live births in Afghanistan and 1.1 per 100 live births in Iran, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 4.2 per 100 live births, or 4.69 times that in Iran.

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

Afghanistan vs Iran: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 5.3 per 100 live births in Afghanistan and 1.1 per 100 live births in Iran, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 4.2 per 100 live births, or 4.69 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Afghanistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1958.
  • 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

YearAfghanistanIranWorld
20245.31.13.7
20235.51.23.8
20225.71.24
20215.91.34
20206.11.33.9
20196.31.34
20186.51.44
20176.71.44.1
20166.91.54.2
20157.21.64.3
20147.51.64.4
20137.81.74.5
20128.11.84.7
20118.41.85
20108.81.95.1
20099.225.3
20089.62.25.5
2007102.35.7
200610.52.56
200510.92.76.2
200411.42.86.6
200311.936.8
200212.33.27.1
200112.83.47.4
200013.23.67.7
199913.63.87.9
19981448.3
199714.44.28.4
199614.94.48.6
199515.34.68.8
199415.84.88.9
199316.459.1
199216.95.39.2
199117.55.59.3
199018.15.89.4
198918.86.19.5
198819.46.510
198724.46.89.9
198625.17.310.3
198529.67.710.6
198430.48.210.9
198327.18.711.1
198227.79.411.2
198123.910.111.6
198024.510.911.9
197925.111.811.9
197825.712.712.3
197726.313.612.6
197626.914.512.8
197527.415.413.1
19742816.313.3
197328.517.213.5
197233.81813.7
197134.418.913.9
19703022.714.2
196930.524.614.6
19683126.615
196731.528.815.3
196632–15.1
196532.5–15.1
196433–15.7
196333.5–16.2
196234–17
196134.5–18.8
196035.1–20.2
195935.6–19.9
195836.233.919.7
195736.8–20.5
1956––21.3
1955––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

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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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