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

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 233,326 against 11,808 in United States of America as of 2024.

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

221,518, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa 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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States of America: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years

Sub-Saharan Africa

233,326

in 2024

United States of America

11,808

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

9th

United States of America rank

11th

Number of deaths ages 15-19 years over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
United States of America

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 233,326 against 11,808 in United States of America, a difference of 221,518.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 19.8 times United States of America's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 11th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	228,187	14,754	213,433	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	220,865	13,452	207,414	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	214,860	10,552	204,308	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	232,861	12,691	220,170	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, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States of America?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 233,326 against 11,808 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 15-19 years between Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?: 221,518, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America rank globally for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th and United States of America 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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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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