Afghanistan - Infant Mortality Rate 2013

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
68.7 −2.6 from 2012 Global rank: 185th

Afghanistan's infant mortality rate was 68.7 in 2013, decreased +2.6 from 71.3 in 2012. This was the 185th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2013
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Iceland 2.0 0.0%
2nd Finland 2.1 -4.5%
3rd San Marino 2.1 -8.7%
4th Japan 2.2 0.0%
5th Luxembourg 2.2 -4.3%
6th Singapore 2.2 0.0%
7th Slovenia 2.3 -4.2%
8th Norway 2.4 0.0%
9th Sweden 2.4 0.0%
10th Cyprus 2.5 0.0%
11th Czechia 2.5 -3.8%
12th Estonia 2.8 -6.7%
13th Spain 2.9 0.0%
14th Portugal 2.9 -3.3%
15th Korea 3.0 -3.2%
16th Monaco 3.0 -3.2%
17th France 3.1 0.0%
18th Italy 3.1 -3.1%
19th Austria 3.3 -2.9%
20th Germany 3.3 -2.9%
21st Ireland 3.3 -2.9%
22nd Israel 3.3 -2.9%
23rd Australia 3.5 -2.8%
24th Belgium 3.5 0.0%
25th Belarus 3.5 -5.4%
26th Denmark 3.5 0.0%
27th Greece 3.5 2.9%
28th Netherlands 3.6 0.0%
29th European Union 3.7 -2.7%
30th Andorra 3.7 -5.1%
31st Switzerland 3.8 0.0%
32nd United Kingdom 4.0 -2.4%
33rd Lithuania 4.2 -2.3%
34th Montenegro 4.2 -8.7%
35th Croatia 4.3 -2.3%
36th Poland 4.5 -4.3%
37th Cuba 4.7 -2.1%
38th Hungary 4.7 -2.1%
39th Canada 4.8 0.0%
40th New Zealand 4.9 -2.0%
41st Latvia 5.0 -9.1%
42nd Turks and Caicos Islands 5.1 -1.9%
43rd Slovak Republic 5.3 -1.9%
44th Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.9 0.0%
45th Malta 5.9 -1.7%
46th Serbia 5.9 -3.3%
47th United States 5.9 -1.7%
48th United Arab Emirates 6.5 -3.0%
49th Bahrain 6.5 -1.5%
50th Malaysia 6.5 0.0%
51st Qatar 6.9 -2.8%
52nd Chile 7.1 -1.4%
53rd Russian Federation 7.6 -3.8%
54th Bulgaria 7.8 -6.0%
55th Albania 8.0 -5.9%
56th Sri Lanka 8.1 -4.7%
57th Costa Rica 8.2 -3.5%
58th Kuwait 8.2 -3.5%
59th Uruguay 8.2 -3.5%
60th Brunei Darussalam 8.4 1.2%
61st Saudi Arabia 8.5 -6.6%
62nd Antigua and Barbuda 8.9 -2.2%
63rd Romania 8.9 -6.3%
64th Oman 9.2 -1.1%
65th North Macedonia 9.4 4.4%
66th Georgia 9.6 -5.0%
67th China 9.7 -7.6%
68th Maldives 9.8 -5.8%
69th Ukraine 9.9 -3.9%
70th Tonga 10.0 -2.0%
71st Argentina 10.9 -4.4%
72nd Lebanon 10.9 0.0%
73rd Thailand 11.0 -2.7%
74th Libya 11.4 -4.2%
75th Kazakhstan 11.7 -12.0%
76th Barbados 12.2 -1.6%
77th Türkiye 12.2 -5.4%
78th Bahamas, The 12.6 -1.6%
79th Seychelles 12.9 0.8%
80th Mauritius 13.1 -0.8%
81st El Salvador 13.6 -4.9%
82nd Panama 13.9 -1.4%
83rd Ecuador 14.0 -4.1%
84th Armenia 14.1 -4.7%
85th British Virgin Islands 14.1 0.7%
86th Belize 14.2 -3.4%
87th Brazil 14.4 -2.7%
88th Moldova 14.6 -1.4%
89th Colombia 14.8 -3.3%
90th Mexico 14.8 -2.6%
91st Kosovo 14.8 -6.9%
92nd Grenada 15.0 2.7%
93rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.0 -4.5%
94th Samoa 15.0 -0.7%
95th Peru 15.3 -2.5%
96th Jordan 15.8 -2.5%
97th Fiji 15.9 -1.2%
98th St. Lucia 15.9 0.0%
99th Nicaragua 16.0 -4.8%
100th Viet Nam 16.0 -1.2%
101st Vanuatu 16.0 -1.8%
102nd Tunisia 16.2 -0.6%
103rd St. Kitts and Nevis 16.7 1.2%
104th Palau 17.1 1.8%
105th West Bank and Gaza 17.1 -3.4%
106th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 17.1 -4.5%
107th Mongolia 17.3 -4.9%
108th Jamaica 17.8 0.0%
109th São Tomé and Principe 18.0 -8.6%
110th Honduras 18.3 -3.7%
111th Nauru 19.3 -8.1%
112th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 19.3 -6.3%
113th Suriname 19.8 -2.5%
114th Solomon Islands 20.2 -1.5%
115th Cabo Verde 20.5 -6.0%
116th Paraguay 20.8 -2.8%
117th Trinidad and Tobago 21.2 -1.4%
118th Kyrgyz Republic 21.5 -5.3%
119th Uzbekistan 21.7 -7.7%
120th Philippines 22.4 -0.9%
121st Algeria 22.7 -2.2%
122nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 22.8 -3.8%
123rd Tuvalu 23.9 -3.2%
124th Morocco 24.0 -5.1%
125th Azerbaijan 24.1 -6.2%
126th Indonesia 24.1 -4.0%
127th Dominica 25.0 3.7%
128th Syrian Arab Republic 25.0 5.5%
129th Guatemala 25.1 -3.8%
130th Tajikistan 26.3 -3.3%
131st Bhutan 26.5 -5.0%
132nd Micronesia, Federated States of 28.1 -2.8%
133rd Iraq 28.4 -2.7%
134th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.9 -5.1%
135th Marshall Islands 30.7 -1.6%
136th Cambodia 30.8 -6.1%
137th Dominican Republic 30.9 0.3%
138th Guyana 32.0 -2.1%
139th South Africa 32.0 -3.0%
140th Bangladesh 32.7 -4.1%
141st Turkmenistan 33.7 -0.6%
142nd Eritrea 34.4 -3.1%
143rd Gabon 35.2 -3.3%
144th Nepal 35.6 -4.0%
145th Rwanda 35.7 -4.0%
146th Congo, Republic of 37.2 -2.9%
147th Senegal 38.5 -2.0%
148th Mauritania 40.1 -1.7%
149th Ghana 40.5 -3.8%
150th India 40.5 -4.7%
151st Kenya 40.9 -1.0%
152nd Kiribati 41.7 0.0%
153rd Uganda 42.2 -4.3%
154th Yemen, Republic of 42.4 -3.0%
155th Papua New Guinea 42.6 -2.5%
156th Malawi 43.6 -6.4%
157th Tanzania 43.7 -2.9%
158th Comoros 44.0 -2.0%
159th Madagascar 44.1 -1.1%
160th Zambia 44.7 -3.7%
161st Burundi 46.3 -5.5%
162nd Timor-Leste 46.6 -3.3%
163rd Gambia, The 46.8 -3.3%
164th Botswana 47.6 -2.5%
165th Namibia 47.6 -0.8%
166th Myanmar 48.1 -3.8%
167th Togo 48.3 -3.0%
168th Sudan 51.3 -1.9%
169th Lao PDR 51.4 -4.3%
170th Haiti 52.4 -1.9%
171st Mozambique 56.1 -2.4%
172nd Angola 56.7 -6.1%
173rd Zimbabwe 57.0 -4.8%
174th Cameroon 57.4 -4.0%
175th Eswatini 57.4 -1.0%
176th Guinea-Bissau 59.4 -3.9%
177th Benin 59.7 -2.1%
178th Burkina Faso 59.8 -2.9%
179th Congo, Democratic Republic of 59.9 -3.1%
180th Djibouti 59.9 -2.8%
181st Côte d'Ivoire 62.8 -3.2%
182nd Liberia 65.7 -2.4%
183rd Equatorial Guinea 67.6 -3.3%
184th Pakistan 67.9 -2.7%
185th Afghanistan 68.7 -3.6%
186th Niger 69.2 -0.3%
187th Nigeria 71.4 -0.8%
188th Guinea 72.3 -0.8%
189th Mali 72.3 -2.2%
190th Lesotho 72.8 -0.4%
191st South Sudan 72.9 -1.5%
192nd Chad 76.6 -2.5%
193rd Sierra Leone 80.0 -4.1%
194th Central African Republic 81.0 5.9%
195th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 89.0 -20.8%

FAQ

What was Afghanistan's infant mortality rate in 2013?

Afghanistan's infant mortality rate in 2013 was 68.7. This ranked 185th globally.

How did Afghanistan's infant mortality rate change in 2013?

Afghanistan's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.6% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2013?

Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2013 at 89.0.

What is the infant mortality rate of Afghanistan in 2013?

The infant mortality rate of Afghanistan in 2013 was 68.7. This ranked 185th globally.

How does 2013 compare to 2012 for Afghanistan's infant mortality rate?

Afghanistan's infant mortality rate went from 71.3 in 2012 to 68.7 in 2013, a 3.6% decrease.