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Afghanistan: Mortality rate, under-5

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

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 1960 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

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Bank, United Nations. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Mortality rate, under-5. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-mortality-rate-under-5 (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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