Which has higher number of deaths ages 20-24 years, Afghanistan or United States of America?

United States of America, at 19,941 against 14,240 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of deaths ages 20-24 years between Afghanistan and United States of America?

5,701, with United States of America ahead.

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

Afghanistan vs United States of America: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years

Afghanistan

14,240

in 2024

United States of America

19,941

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

12th

United States of America rank

10th

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years over time

Afghanistan
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 19,941 against 14,240 in Afghanistan, a difference of 5,701.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 197 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8,666	19,722	11,056	United States of America
2000s	5,398	19,899	14,501	United States of America
2010s	13,179	20,246	7,067	United States of America
2020s	17,221	22,204	4,983	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 20-24 years, Afghanistan or United States of America?: United States of America, at 19,941 against 14,240 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 20-24 years between Afghanistan and United States of America?: 5,701, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and United States of America rank globally for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?: Afghanistan ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 10th 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