Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of deaths ages 15-19 years

Afghanistan
10,959
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
233,326
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th

Number of deaths ages 15-19 years over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 233,326 against 10,959 in Afghanistan, a difference of 222,367.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 21.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 5,630 228,187 222,556 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 4,076 220,865 216,789 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 10,655 214,860 204,205 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 12,575 232,861 220,286 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 233,326 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
222,367, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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