Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 16.6 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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 16.6 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Afghanistan peaked at 49.3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.9 per 1,000, in 2005.
Afghanistan ranks 11th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 47.7 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 47.1 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 26.3 per 1,000 | -44.2% |
| 1994 | 33.2 per 1,000 | +26.2% |
| 1995 | 27 per 1,000 | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 24.9 per 1,000 | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 22.8 per 1,000 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 24.6 per 1,000 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 18.6 per 1,000 | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 17.9 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 16.7 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 12 per 1,000 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 12.9 per 1,000 | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 14.4 per 1,000 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 13.7 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 13.2 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 14 per 1,000 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 14.9 per 1,000 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 15.8 per 1,000 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 14.9 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 18.5 per 1,000 | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 20.3 per 1,000 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9 per 1,000 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 27.2 per 1,000 | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 28.8 per 1,000 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 26 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 28.9 per 1,000 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 16.9 per 1,000 | -41.5% |
| 2023 | 16.7 per 1,000 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.6 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.15 per 1,000 | 18.6 per 1,000 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6 per 1,000 | 10.9 per 1,000 | 17.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.24 per 1,000 | 14 per 1,000 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.02 per 1,000 | 16.6 per 1,000 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 8 Sierra Leone 17.4 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Guinea 17.2 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.9 per 1,000 compare
- 12 Cameroon 16.2 per 1,000 compare
- 13 Niger 15.3 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 14.7 per 1,000 compare
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 youth ages 20-24 years in Afghanistan?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Afghanistan was 16.6 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 per 1,000 in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.