Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 11.4 per 1,000 against 8.27 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 3.13 per 1,000.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.35 per 1,000 | 17.86 per 1,000 | 0.5108 per 1,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 8.17 per 1,000 | 13.24 per 1,000 | 5.07 per 1,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 13.38 per 1,000 | 9.97 per 1,000 | 3.41 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 13.46 per 1,000 | 8.72 per 1,000 | 4.74 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Afghanistan, at 11.4 per 1,000 against 8.27 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 3.13 per 1,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.