Sub-Saharan Africa vs Sudan: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years
Sub-Saharan Africa
11.5 per 1,000
in 2024
Sudan
27.3 per 1,000
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Sudan rank
2nd
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 27.3 per 1,000 against 11.5 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 15.8 per 1,000.
That makes Sudan's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.06 per 1,000 | 25.11 per 1,000 | 0.05 per 1,000 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 18.67 per 1,000 | 24.34 per 1,000 | 5.67 per 1,000 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 13.42 per 1,000 | 17 per 1,000 | 3.58 per 1,000 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 11.92 per 1,000 | 20.12 per 1,000 | 8.2 per 1,000 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, Sub-Saharan Africa or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 27.3 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan?
- 15.8 per 1,000, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Sudan rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 2nd 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 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.