Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United States: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
233,319
in 2024
United States
11,808
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th
United States rank
11th

Number of deaths ages 15-19 years over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United States
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 233,319 against 11,808 in United States, a difference of 221,511.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.8 times United States's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th and United States ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United States Difference Ahead
1990s 228,182 14,754 213,428 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 220,860 13,452 207,409 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 214,854 10,552 204,301 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 232,855 12,691 220,164 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United States?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 233,319 against 11,808 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States?
221,511, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th and United States ranks 11th of 47 groups.
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

Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years