Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years
Afghanistan
16.6 per 1,000
in 2024
Least developed countries
10.74 per 1,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
11th
Least developed countries rank
8th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years over time
- Afghanistan
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16.6 per 1,000 against 10.74 per 1,000 in Least developed countries, a difference of 5.86 per 1,000.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Least developed countries ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Least developed countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.15 per 1,000 | 22.28 per 1,000 | 9.87 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 13.6 per 1,000 | 15.13 per 1,000 | 1.53 per 1,000 | Least developed countries |
| 2010s | 20.24 per 1,000 | 11.83 per 1,000 | 8.41 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 21.02 per 1,000 | 11.21 per 1,000 | 9.81 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 Least developed countries?
- Afghanistan, at 16.6 per 1,000 against 10.74 per 1,000 in Least developed countries as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years between Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 5.86 per 1,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Least developed countries ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.