Which has higher number of deaths ages 15-19 years, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 233,326 against 19,606 in Ethiopia as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

213,720, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years

Ethiopia

19,606

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

233,326

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

9th

Number of deaths ages 15-19 years over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 233,326 against 19,606 in Ethiopia, a difference of 213,720.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 11.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 197 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28,561	228,187	199,626	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	26,268	220,865	194,597	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	22,297	214,860	192,563	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	21,841	232,861	211,020	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 15-19 years, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 233,326 against 19,606 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 213,720, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?: Ethiopia ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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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