Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Afghanistan

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Afghanistan was 50.4. A difference of -1.6 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Afghanistan were 53.8 and 46.7 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Afghanistan for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Afghanistan
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Afghanistan
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Year Total Male Female
1960 251.2 262.5 239.2
1961 248.4 259.4 236.5
1962 245.4 256.3 233.8
1963 242.5 253.3 231.3
1964 239.7 250.2 228.7
1965 236.9 247.2 226.4
1966 234.2 244.2 223.9
1967 231.4 241 221.2
1968 228.6 238 218.5
1969 225.8 235.2 216
1970 223.1 232.1 213.3
1971 220.2 229.1 210.5
1972 217.1 225.9 207.6
1973 213.8 222.7 204.6
1974 210.7 219.2 201.7
1975 207.5 215.7 198.5
1976 204.1 212.1 195.1
1977 200.4 208.3 191.7
1978 196.6 204.4 188.2
1979 192.9 200.5 184.7
1980 188.8 196.2 181
1981 184.6 191.8 177.1
1982 199 206.1 191.8
1983 195.1 202 188.1
1984 207.7 214.3 200.7
1985 202.5 208.9 195.8
1986 181.1 187.3 174.6
1987 176.9 182.7 170.5
1988 163.4 169.1 157.1
1989 149 154.9 142.9
1990 144.5 150.2 138.5
1991 140.1 145.8 134.2
1992 135.9 141.5 130.1
1993 132 137.5 126.2
1994 128.3 133.7 122.5
1995 124.8 130.2 119.1
1996 121.7 127.3 115.9
1997 118.8 124.5 112.7
1998 115.9 121.3 110.1
1999 113 118.2 107.5
2000 110.1 115.2 104.7
2001 107 111.9 101.9
2002 103.8 108.4 99.1
2003 100.6 105.1 95.9
2004 97.2 101.6 92.4
2005 93.7 98 89.1
2006 90.1 94.4 85.6
2007 86.7 90.9 82.2
2008 83.3 87.4 79
2009 80 84 75.8
2010 76.9 80.8 72.8
2011 74 77.9 70
2012 71.3 75.1 67.2
2013 68.7 72.5 64.7
2014 66.4 70.2 62.3
2015 64.2 68 60.3
2016 62.3 66 58.3
2017 60.4 64.1 56.6
2018 58.6 62.3 54.8
2019 56.9 60.6 53.1
2020 55.3 58.9 51.5
2021 53.6 57.2 49.9
2022 52 55.4 48.3
2023 50.4 53.8 46.7