Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United States: Number of deaths ages 10-19 years

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
423,393
in 2024
United States
15,486
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th
United States rank
11th

Number of deaths ages 10-19 years over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United States
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199020072024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 423,393 against 15,486 in United States, a difference of 407,907.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 27.3 times United States's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and United States ranks 11th of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United States Difference Ahead
1990s 412,640 19,294 393,346 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 396,358 17,144 379,214 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 392,125 13,674 378,451 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 425,319 16,316 409,003 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths ages 10-19 years, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United States?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 423,393 against 15,486 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of deaths ages 10-19 years between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States?
407,907, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for number of deaths ages 10-19 years?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th and United States ranks 11th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of deaths ages 10-19 years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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