Afghanistan: Older child mortality rate

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 Afghanistan

Deaths of children five to fourteen years of age per 1000 live births

 Latest value 5
 Year 2022
 Measure deaths per 1000 births
 Data availability 1990 - 2022
 Average 6
 Min - Max 4 - 11
 Source UNICEF
The latest value from 2022 is 5 deaths per 1000 births, unchanged from 5 deaths per 1000 births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 3 deaths per 1000 births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 1990 to 2022 is 6 deaths per 1000 births. The minimum value, 4 deaths per 1000 births, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 11 deaths per 1000 births was recorded in 1990. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Afghanistan - Older child mortality rate - Recent values chart

Historical series
Afghanistan - Older child mortality rate - historical chart - 1990-2022




Definition: Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Maternal mortality 620 2020 deaths per 100,000 births
 Neonatal mortality 36 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Infant mortality 45 2022 deaths per 1000 live births
 Child mortality 58 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Child mortality, female 54 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Child mortality, male 61 2022 deaths per 1000 births
 Older child mortality rate 5 2022 deaths per 1000 births
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