Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female was 181,769 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2024
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.
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 181,769.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 239,161 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 175,594, in 2013.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 181,116 | — |
| 1991 | 187,440 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 199,137 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 205,582 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 239,161 | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 196,825 | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 205,340 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 206,841 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 217,818 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 203,288 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 202,235 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 204,461 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 201,082 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 199,737 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 199,200 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 193,079 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 189,640 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 186,927 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 185,117 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 189,606 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 181,657 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 186,646 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 178,147 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 175,594 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 178,131 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 178,530 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 179,745 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 182,537 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 177,305 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 179,269 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 178,174 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 186,144 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 194,517 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 182,483 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 181,769 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 204,255 | 181,116 | 239,161 | 10 |
| 2000s | 195,108 | 185,117 | 204,461 | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,756 | 175,594 | 186,646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,617 | 178,174 | 194,517 | 5 |
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- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 181,769 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 239,161 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,594 in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female adolescents ages 10-19 years