Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years
Afghanistan
16.6 per 1,000
in 2024
Sierra Leone
17.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
8th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years over time
- Afghanistan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 17.4 per 1,000 against 16.6 per 1,000 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.15 per 1,000 | 30.58 per 1,000 | 1.57 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 13.6 per 1,000 | 24.41 per 1,000 | 10.81 per 1,000 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 20.24 per 1,000 | 20.73 per 1,000 | 0.49 per 1,000 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 21.02 per 1,000 | 17.9 per 1,000 | 3.12 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 17.4 per 1,000 against 16.6 per 1,000 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.8 per 1,000, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Sierra Leone 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.