Which has higher number of deaths ages 15-19 years, Afghanistan or United States of America?

United States of America, at 11,808 against 10,959 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years between Afghanistan and United States of America?

849, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Afghanistan vs United States of America: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years

Afghanistan

10,959

in 2024

United States of America

11,808

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

12th

United States of America rank

11th

Number of deaths ages 15-19 years over time

Afghanistan
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 11,808 against 10,959 in Afghanistan, a difference of 849.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 11th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,630	14,754	9,124	United States of America
2000s	4,076	13,452	9,376	United States of America
2010s	10,655	10,552	102.8	Afghanistan
2020s	12,575	12,691	116	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 15-19 years, Afghanistan or United States of America?: United States of America, at 11,808 against 10,959 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years between Afghanistan and United States of America?: 849, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and United States of America rank globally for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?: Afghanistan ranks 12th and United States of America 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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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: 03 September 2026

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