Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.49% to 58.0 in Afghanistan in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 358 in 1960 and an all time low of 58.0 in 2020. When compared to Afghanistan's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Iran amounted to 12.9, 65.2 in Pakistan, 32.3 in Tajikistan and 41.8 in Turkmenistan in 2020.
Afghanistan has been ranked 28th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Afghanistan | 73.6 | 70.4 | 67.5 | 64.8 | 62.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 46.2 | 43.5 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 36.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 16.1 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 30.7 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 27.9 | 27.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 13.0 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 23.5 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 20.1 | 19.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 78.3 | 76.0 | 73.8 | 71.6 | 69.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | 38.4 | 37.5 | 36.5 | 35.3 | 34.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | 42.0 | 42.2 | 42.5 | 42.9 | 42.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 20.8 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 15.8 |
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