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Afghanistan: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

48.30per 1,000 live births · 2024-27.0% since 2014

Probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1,000 live births. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 1957 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202448.3
202349.9
202251.6
202153.2
202054.9
201956.6
201858.3
201760.1
201661.9
201564
201466.2
201368.6
201271.2
201174
201076.9
200980.1
200883.4
200786.8
200690.3
200593.8
200497.4
2003100.8
2002104.3
2001107.5
2000110.6
1999113.6
1998116.6
1997119.6
1996122.7
1995126
1994129.4
1993133.1
1992137.2
1991141.4
1990145.9
1989150.4
1988155
1987176.9
1986181.3
1985201.7
1984206.6
1983195
1982199.1
1981185.6
1980189.6
1979193.5
1978197.2
1977201.1
1976204.8
1975208.3
1974211.6
1973214.8
1972245.2
1971249
1970223.8
1969226.6
1968229.6
1967232.4
1966235
1965237.7
1964240.6
1963243.6
1962246.4
1961249.2
1960252.4
1959255.8
1958258.9
1957262.4

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Health Organization (2026). Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-infant-mortality (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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