Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 20-24 years
Afghanistan
14,240
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
276,464
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 276,464 against 14,240 in Afghanistan, a difference of 262,224.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.4 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,666 | 263,859 | 255,193 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 5,398 | 264,652 | 259,254 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 13,179 | 247,507 | 234,328 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 17,221 | 271,056 | 253,834 | 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 20-24 years, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 276,464 against 14,240 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of deaths ages 20-24 years between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 262,224, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 20-24 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years