๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Infant Mortality Rate of Afghanistan

37.11
Infant Mortality Rate
54,452
Infant Deaths
262,295
Overall Deaths

The current infant mortality rate of Afghanistan is 37.1082 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. A -1.69% decrease from 2023, when the infant mortality rate was 37.7463 and 55,002 infants died for the year. In the future, Afghanistan's infant mortality rate is projected to decrease to 7.4881 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100. A total decrease of Afghanistan's infant mortality rate by -79.82% from today's standard. This positive trend of Afghanistan's infant mortality rate can broadly be attributed to improvements in hygiene, water quality, and living conditions that reduced the spread of infections. The avalibality of midwife-led continuity of care (MLCC) from professional midwives according to international standard also plays a role in the overall decrease of the infant mortality rate.

Historic Infant Mortality Rate of Afghanistan (1950-2024)

Afghanistan has seen a decrease of the infant mortality rate since the 1950's. From 285.7875 to 37.1082 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, a decrease of -87.02% in total.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
1950 285.7875 106,003 283,668
1951 283.5592 105,086 282,577
1952 278.7896 105,028 280,803
1953 273.9186 104,949 279,684
1954 269.4016 104,767 280,476
1955 264.1273 104,369 277,695
1956 259.3029 104,260 277,328
1957 254.4433 104,055 276,560
1958 249.4897 103,799 275,681
1959 244.8785 103,585 274,920
1960 240.5329 103,790 275,239
1961 236.1826 104,080 275,508
1962 232.1626 104,617 276,593
1963 228.239 105,263 277,961
1964 224.3317 105,942 279,368
1965 220.5954 106,620 281,003
1966 216.6476 107,299 282,463
1967 212.9389 108,087 284,203
1968 209.0828 108,805 285,867
1969 205.3017 109,509 287,557
1970 201.4965 110,020 288,979
1971 197.6962 110,656 290,646
1972 193.9692 111,125 291,819
1973 190.0543 111,602 292,915
1974 186.174 112,198 294,363
1975 182.1904 112,384 295,301
1976 178.263 112,339 295,770
1977 174.1847 111,959 295,112
1978 172.6671 113,239 310,376
1979 171.717 114,453 328,042
1980 167.7618 110,150 316,937
1981 163.6408 99,817 288,555
1982 165.2298 85,513 266,040
1983 161.4226 80,704 252,318
1984 169.7383 85,595 302,824
1985 166.4354 88,614 314,987
1986 150.2903 80,359 252,810
1987 146.5248 77,695 245,107
1988 135.9912 71,457 208,051
1989 131.0529 70,739 203,321
1990 126.9558 71,127 203,514
1991 123.4307 67,688 192,531
1992 118.3482 67,648 191,913
1993 110.7617 76,308 199,165
1994 107.0266 83,344 222,214
1995 104.2128 87,882 230,943
1996 101.2422 88,759 232,991
1997 98.8748 89,544 237,216
1998 96.9611 90,374 250,677
1999 93.4023 89,662 239,604
2000 90.8133 89,811 242,535
2001 88.3585 85,059 231,795
2002 85.7794 83,614 229,450
2003 82.5999 87,396 240,215
2004 79.936 87,383 243,367
2005 77.5148 84,954 241,454
2006 74.8511 84,451 246,037
2007 71.9388 82,891 246,898
2008 69.2476 76,467 232,339
2009 67.2135 75,339 234,065
2010 64.8376 74,117 233,308
2011 62.276 71,920 230,346
2012 59.9699 72,314 234,629
2013 57.8091 71,817 235,744
2014 56.2562 71,420 241,055
2015 54.4912 71,290 248,560
2016 52.4542 68,973 245,452
2017 49.3769 65,604 250,677
2018 47.8354 64,649 256,314
2019 46.7131 64,174 256,564
2020 45.7665 63,984 276,683
2021 44.6869 64,117 295,236
2022 40.8024 58,957 284,297
2023 37.7463 55,002 268,054
2024 37.1082 54,452 262,295

Future Infant Mortality Rate of Afghanistan (2024-2100)

Afghanistan's positive downward trend in the infant mortality rate is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the infant mortality rate will shrink from 37.1082 to an average of 7.4881 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. An additional decrease of -79.82% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Infant Mortality Rate (infant deaths for every 1,000 live births) Infant Deaths Overall Deaths
2024 37.1082 54,452 262,295
2025 38.6857 57,128 266,725
2026 37.5671 56,023 269,530
2027 36.5187 54,737 272,215
2028 35.475 53,386 275,010
2029 34.5408 52,222 278,242
2030 33.5706 51,044 281,507
2031 32.7352 49,862 285,107
2032 31.9173 48,931 289,194
2033 31.1432 47,803 293,286
2034 30.3584 46,752 297,527
2035 29.6525 45,777 302,205
2036 28.9269 44,981 307,230
2037 28.244 44,253 312,648
2038 27.453 43,162 318,243
2039 26.7245 42,193 324,144
2040 25.981 41,256 330,346
2041 25.2966 40,302 336,769
2042 24.5865 39,414 343,458
2043 23.9308 38,448 350,551
2044 23.315 37,703 357,975
2045 22.7325 36,862 365,480
2046 22.1104 36,015 373,157
2047 21.5519 35,121 381,196
2048 21.0282 34,313 389,605
2049 20.5056 33,480 398,299
2050 19.9905 32,691 407,068
2051 19.5312 31,949 416,292
2052 19.0857 31,230 426,084
2053 18.5908 30,382 435,535
2054 18.1405 29,653 445,691
2055 17.7118 29,036 456,052
2056 17.3211 28,252 466,537
2057 16.8793 27,591 477,412
2058 16.5093 26,878 489,119
2059 16.1239 26,165 500,276
2060 15.8029 25,607 512,426
2061 15.4364 24,907 524,406
2062 15.1068 24,192 537,134
2063 14.7661 23,607 550,052
2064 14.4194 23,047 562,786
2065 14.129 22,448 576,739
2066 13.8076 21,903 590,541
2067 13.518 21,496 605,307
2068 13.2458 21,011 620,163
2069 12.9041 20,285 634,509
2070 12.6454 19,751 649,808
2071 12.4312 19,349 665,355
2072 12.204 18,987 680,243
2073 11.9706 18,573 695,484
2074 11.7714 18,207 711,592
2075 11.5709 17,823 727,417
2076 11.358 17,475 743,506
2077 11.1592 17,120 759,261
2078 10.9598 16,719 774,840
2079 10.7807 16,479 791,012
2080 10.5841 16,091 806,496
2081 10.388 15,701 821,577
2082 10.2012 15,412 837,452
2083 10.0177 15,060 852,448
2084 9.8439 14,731 868,496
2085 9.6558 14,316 882,861
2086 9.473 13,955 897,837
2087 9.2887 13,614 911,937
2088 9.1508 13,342 926,573
2089 9.0064 13,080 940,768
2090 8.8628 12,785 954,796
2091 8.7096 12,437 968,700
2092 8.5686 12,216 982,018
2093 8.4333 11,964 995,984
2094 8.291 11,728 1,008,872
2095 8.1644 11,508 1,022,550
2096 8.0198 11,254 1,035,288
2097 7.8799 10,955 1,048,134
2098 7.7567 10,766 1,060,508
2099 7.6078 10,486 1,072,468
2100 7.4881 10,267 1,084,675

What is Infant Mortality Rate?

Mortality rate is a measure of the frequency of occurrence of death in a defined population during a specified interval. Infant mortality rate refers to the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given population. It is an important indicator of the overall health and well-being of a society, as well as the quality of healthcare and socio-economic conditions.

How is Infant Mortality Rate calculated?

The infant mortality rate or IMR for short is the number of children that die under one year of age in a given year, per 1,000 live births. Thus, infant mortality rates are calculated as the number of deaths in the first year of life divided by the number of live births, multiplied by 1000.

Infant Mortality Rate Formula

Infant Mortality Rate = deaths under 1 year / live births * 1000

What Countries have the Lowest Infant Mortality Rate?

In general, developed countries tend to have lower infant mortality rates due to better access to healthcare, advanced medical facilities, and public health initiatives. In contrast, developing countries often have higher rates due to various factors such as limited access to healthcare, inadequate nutrition, poor sanitation, and infectious diseases.

Infant Mortality Rate numbers for country change each year, thus we provide a list of countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in 2024, and previous years dating back to the 1950's.

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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