Afghanistan Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Afghanistan infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Afghanistan in 2023 is 44.613 deaths per 1000 live births, a 3.08% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Afghanistan in 2022 was 46.032 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.99% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Afghanistan in 2021 was 47.451 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.9% decline from 2020.
  • The infant mortality rate for Afghanistan in 2020 was 48.869 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.82% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Central African Republic 71.070
Sierra Leone 70.123
Chad 67.142
Somalia 62.794
South Sudan 58.581
Mali 57.204
Benin 54.129
Guinea-Bissau 50.336
Comoros 48.714
Haiti 47.983
Liberia 46.882
Burkina Faso 45.089
Mozambique 44.921
Guinea 44.859
Afghanistan 44.613
Togo 43.162
Yemen 41.998
Niger 39.281
Uganda 39.171
Gambia 38.178
Burundi 36.735
Tanzania 34.168
Zimbabwe 34.096
Malawi 32.577
Ethiopia 29.524
Eritrea 27.032
Senegal 26.405
Tajikistan 24.196
Nepal 23.375
Madagascar 23.005
Rwanda 22.565
Afghanistan - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2023 44.613 -3.080%
2022 46.032 -2.990%
2021 47.451 -2.900%
2020 48.869 -2.820%
2019 50.288 -2.740%
2018 51.707 -3.150%
2017 53.386 -3.050%
2016 55.064 -2.960%
2015 56.743 -2.870%
2014 58.421 -2.790%
2013 60.100 -3.870%
2012 62.519 -3.720%
2011 64.937 -3.590%
2010 67.356 -3.470%
2009 69.774 -3.350%
2008 72.193 -3.340%
2007 74.684 -3.230%
2006 77.175 -3.130%
2005 79.665 -3.030%
2004 82.156 -2.940%
2003 84.647 -2.650%
2002 86.951 -2.580%
2001 89.256 -2.520%
2000 91.560 -2.460%
1999 93.865 -2.400%
1998 96.169 -2.860%
1997 99.002 -2.780%
1996 101.835 -2.710%
1995 104.667 -2.640%
1994 107.500 -2.570%
1993 110.333 -3.290%
1992 114.083 -3.180%
1991 117.833 -3.090%
1990 121.584 -2.990%
1989 125.334 -2.910%
1988 129.084 -3.140%
1987 133.275 -3.050%
1986 137.466 -2.960%
1985 141.658 -2.870%
1984 145.849 -2.790%
1983 150.040 -2.780%
1982 154.335 -2.710%
1981 158.630 -2.640%
1980 162.926 -2.570%
1979 167.221 -2.500%
1978 171.516 -2.290%
1977 175.541 -2.240%
1976 179.566 -2.190%
1975 183.592 -2.150%
1974 187.617 -2.100%
1973 191.642 -1.990%
1972 195.528 -1.950%
1971 199.414 -1.910%
1970 203.300 -1.880%
1969 207.186 -1.840%
1968 211.072 -1.780%
1967 214.896 -1.750%
1966 218.721 -1.720%
1965 222.545 -1.690%
1964 226.370 -1.660%
1963 230.194 -2.000%
1962 234.885 -1.960%
1961 239.575 -1.920%
1960 244.266 -1.880%
1959 248.956 -1.850%
1958 253.647 -1.720%
1957 258.091 -1.690%
1956 262.535 -1.660%
1955 266.978 -1.640%
1954 271.422 -1.610%
1953 275.866 -1.590%
1952 280.310 -1.560%
1951 284.754 -1.540%
1950 289.197 0.000%