Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years

Somalia
25.8 per 1,000
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
11.5 per 1,000
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th

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

  • Somalia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
20406080199020072024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 25.8 per 1,000 against 11.5 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.3 per 1,000.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 42.23 per 1,000 25.06 per 1,000 17.17 per 1,000 Somalia
2000s 31.08 per 1,000 18.67 per 1,000 12.41 per 1,000 Somalia
2010s 31.37 per 1,000 13.42 per 1,000 17.95 per 1,000 Somalia
2020s 26.7 per 1,000 11.92 per 1,000 14.78 per 1,000 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Somalia, at 25.8 per 1,000 against 11.5 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
14.3 per 1,000, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
Somalia ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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

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.