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Afghanistan: Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)

53per 1,000 live births · 2024-29.0% since 2014

Probability of dying by age 5 per 1,000 live births. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 1957 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (per 1,000 live births)Note
202453
202354.9
202256.8
202158.7
202060.7
201962.7
201864.8
201767.1
201669.4
201571.9
201474.6
201377.6
201280.8
201184.3
201088
200991.9
200896.1
2007100.4
2006104.8
2005109.3
2004113.9
2003118.5
2002123.1
2001127.5
2000131.7
1999136
1998140.2
1997144.4
1996148.8
1995153.4
1994158.3
1993163.5
1992169.1
1991175.2
1990181.4
1989187.8
1988194.3
1987244.2
1986250.5
1985296
1984303.8
1983271.2
1982277
1981239
1980245.2
1979251.1
1978256.9
1977262.9
1976268.6
1975274.2
1974279.5
1973284.7
1972337.9
1971344.3
1970300
1969304.9
1968310
1967314.8
1966319.5
1965324.5
1964329.7
1963335
1962340.2
1961345.2
1960350.6
1959356.4
1958362.1
1957368.2

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). Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-under5-mortality (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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