Sub-Saharan Africa vs Timor-Leste: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Timor-Leste
13.9 per 1,000
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Timor-Leste rank
6th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 13.9 per 1,000 against 8.3 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5.6 per 1,000.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Timor-Leste ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.22 per 1,000 | 17.09 per 1,000 | 1.13 per 1,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 13.24 per 1,000 | 5.99 per 1,000 | 7.25 per 1,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 9.98 per 1,000 | 10.74 per 1,000 | 0.76 per 1,000 | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 8.74 per 1,000 | 14.42 per 1,000 | 5.68 per 1,000 | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, Sub-Saharan Africa or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 13.9 per 1,000 against 8.3 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years between Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 5.6 per 1,000, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Timor-Leste ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.