Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of deaths ages 10-14 years was 190,076 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
190,076
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
7th
of 47 groups
All-time high
205,612
in 2022
All-time low
165,614
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 190,076 for number of deaths ages 10-14 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 205,612 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 165,614, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 165,614 | — |
| 1991 | 172,767 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 185,361 | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 191,403 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 205,000 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 175,400 | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 185,188 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 185,809 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 198,242 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 179,820 | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 178,715 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 182,164 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 178,113 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 177,846 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 179,093 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 172,609 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 170,389 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 169,455 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 169,269 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 177,348 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 169,917 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 179,908 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 170,068 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 169,251 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 175,329 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 178,102 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 181,327 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 186,612 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 179,635 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 182,580 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 182,450 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 193,659 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 205,612 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 190,536 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 190,076 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 184,460 | 165,614 | 205,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 175,500 | 169,269 | 182,164 | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,273 | 169,251 | 186,612 | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,467 | 182,450 | 205,612 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Number of deaths ages 10-14 years in Sub-Saharan Africa was 190,076 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 205,612 in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-14 years recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,614 in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for number of deaths ages 10-14 years?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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