Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)
Afghanistan
18 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.08 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 18 per 1,000 people against 3.08 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.92 per 1,000 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 5.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 219 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.75 per 1,000 people | 7.79 per 1,000 people | 2.05 per 1,000 people | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 5.19 per 1,000 people | 4.07 per 1,000 people | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 18 per 1,000 people | 3.3 per 1,000 people | 14.7 per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adolescent birth rate, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 18 per 1,000 people against 3.08 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in adolescent birth rate between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 14.92 per 1,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for adolescent birth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.