Afghanistan vs Arab World: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years

Afghanistan
16.6 per 1,000
in 2024
Arab World
8.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
11th
Arab World rank
12th

Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Arab World
1020304050199020072024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 16.6 per 1,000 against 8.2 per 1,000 in Arab World, a difference of 8.4 per 1,000.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.0 times Arab World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 11th and Arab World ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Arab World Difference Ahead
1990s 32.15 per 1,000 8.87 per 1,000 23.28 per 1,000 Afghanistan
2000s 13.6 per 1,000 7.52 per 1,000 6.08 per 1,000 Afghanistan
2010s 20.24 per 1,000 7.52 per 1,000 12.72 per 1,000 Afghanistan
2020s 21.02 per 1,000 7.34 per 1,000 13.68 per 1,000 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, Afghanistan or Arab World?
Afghanistan, at 16.6 per 1,000 against 8.2 per 1,000 in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years between Afghanistan and Arab World?
8.4 per 1,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Arab World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Arab World rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Arab World ranks 12th 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
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

Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.