Afghanistan vs Tunisia

Afghanistan vs Tunisia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 5.3 per 100 live births in Afghanistan and 1.2 per 100 live births in Tunisia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 4.1 per 100 live births, or 4.38 times that in Tunisia.

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

Afghanistan vs Tunisia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 5.3 per 100 live births in Afghanistan and 1.2 per 100 live births in Tunisia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 4.1 per 100 live births, or 4.38 times that in Tunisia.
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What the numbers say

  • Afghanistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1961.
  • In 2024, Afghanistan ranked 26 and Tunisia ranked 114 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

YearAfghanistanTunisiaWorld
20245.31.23.7
20235.51.33.8
20225.71.44
20215.91.54
20206.11.63.9
20196.31.74
20186.51.84
20176.71.84.1
20166.91.84.2
20157.21.84.3
20147.51.84.4
20137.81.84.5
20128.11.84.7
20118.41.95
20108.81.95.1
20099.21.95.3
20089.61.95.5
20071025.7
200610.52.16
200510.92.26.2
200411.42.36.6
200311.92.46.8
200212.32.67.1
200112.82.77.4
200013.22.97.7
199913.63.17.9
1998143.48.3
199714.43.78.4
199614.93.98.6
199515.34.28.8
199415.84.58.9
199316.44.79.1
199216.959.2
199117.55.29.3
199018.15.59.4
198918.85.89.5
198819.4610
198724.46.39.9
198625.16.710.3
198529.67.110.6
198430.47.510.9
198327.1811.1
198227.78.511.2
198123.9911.6
198024.59.611.9
197925.110.211.9
197825.71112.3
197726.311.712.6
197626.912.612.8
197527.413.513.1
19742814.413.3
197328.515.313.5
197233.816.213.7
197134.417.113.9
19703018.114.2
196930.519.114.6
19683120.215
196731.521.315.3
19663222.515.1
196532.523.615.1
19643324.815.7
196333.52616.2
19623427.317
196134.528.318.8
196035.1–20.2
195935.6–19.9
195836.2–19.7
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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