Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 4.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 4.2 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Afghanistan peaked at 11.8 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.1 per 1,000, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.8 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 9.7 per 1,000 | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 6.9 per 1,000 | -28.9% |
| 1994 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 5.5 per 1,000 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 6.8 per 1,000 | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.37 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 | 11.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 per 1,000 | 4 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 4.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.04 per 1,000 | 3.8 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Afghanistan?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Afghanistan was 4.2 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 per 1,000 in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.