Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female
Afghanistan
16 per 1,000
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
9.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 16 per 1,000 against 9.1 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.9 per 1,000.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.86 per 1,000 | 23.88 per 1,000 | 2.98 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 9.86 per 1,000 | 19.47 per 1,000 | 9.61 per 1,000 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 15.29 per 1,000 | 12.19 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.82 per 1,000 | 9.62 per 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 16 per 1,000 against 9.1 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6.9 per 1,000, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 197 countries.
- 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 Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying among female youths between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 female youths age 20, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.