Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 8.27 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 8.27 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 22.24 per 1,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.27 per 1,000, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 15-19 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.21 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 17.82 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 18.29 per 1,000 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 18.42 per 1,000 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 22.24 per 1,000 | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 16.83 per 1,000 | -24.3% |
| 1996 | 17.02 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 16.63 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 17.15 per 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 15.99 per 1,000 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 15.01 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 14.72 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.2 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 13.8 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.96 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 12.41 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 11.98 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.66 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.14 per 1,000 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 10.97 per 1,000 | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 10.87 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10.37 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 10.1 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.11 per 1,000 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.82 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.68 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.58 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.08 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.12 per 1,000 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 8.84 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 9.28 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.49 per 1,000 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 8.27 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.86 per 1,000 | 15.99 per 1,000 | 22.24 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.24 per 1,000 | 11.66 per 1,000 | 15.01 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.97 per 1,000 | 9.08 per 1,000 | 10.97 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.72 per 1,000 | 8.27 per 1,000 | 9.28 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 4 South Sudan 15.3 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 14.3 per 1,000 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.9 per 1,000 compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 13.9 per 1,000 compare
- 8 Chad 13.5 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Guinea 11.9 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Afghanistan 11.4 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 8.27 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 15-19 years recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.24 per 1,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.27 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.