Mortality rate age 15-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Mortality rate age 15-19 was 8.27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.27
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
3rd
of 33 groups
All-time high
25.15
in 1994
All-time low
8.27
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 8.27 for mortality rate age 15-19 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 25.15 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.27, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.26 | — |
| 1991 | 17.89 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 18.4 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 18.52 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 25.15 | +35.8% |
| 1995 | 16.86 | -33.0% |
| 1996 | 17.06 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 16.65 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 17.22 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 16.01 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 15.02 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 14.72 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 14.22 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 13.81 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.51 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.95 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 12.42 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 11.98 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 11.67 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.23 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 10.98 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 10.89 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.38 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 10.1 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.13 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.82 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 9.69 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.61 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.11 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 9.15 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.71 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 8.85 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.34 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 8.48 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 8.27 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2 | 16.01 | 25.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.25 | 11.67 | 15.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 | 9.11 | 10.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.73 | 8.27 | 9.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Palestine, State of 36.15 compare
- 2 Somalia 16.9 compare
- 3 Sudan 15.41 compare
- 4 South Sudan 15.26 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 14.26 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.92 compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Mortality rate age 15-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa was 8.27 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.15 in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.27 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for mortality rate age 15-19?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-19 rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).