Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 15-19 years
Afghanistan
10,959
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
233,319
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 233,319 against 10,959 in Afghanistan, a difference of 222,360.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,630 | 228,182 | 222,552 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 4,076 | 220,860 | 216,784 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 10,655 | 214,854 | 204,199 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 12,575 | 232,855 | 220,280 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths ages 15-19 years, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 233,319 against 10,959 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 222,360, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years