Which has higher number of deaths ages 20-24 years, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 276,470 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?

262,230, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan 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 20-24 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years

Afghanistan

14,240

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

276,470

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

12th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

9th

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years over time

Afghanistan
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 276,470 against 14,240 in Afghanistan, a difference of 262,230.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 19.4 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 12th 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	Afghanistan	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8,666	263,867	255,201	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	5,398	264,659	259,260	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	13,179	247,513	234,334	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	17,221	271,062	253,840	Sub-Saharan Africa

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?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 276,470 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?: 262,230, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?: Afghanistan ranks 12th 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 20-24 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 20-24 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

Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years