Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female was 6,738 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Afghanistan, 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
Afghanistan recorded 6,738 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Afghanistan peaked at 7,033 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,684, in 2005.
Afghanistan ranks 5th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,152 | — |
| 1991 | 3,992 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 4,021 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3,835 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 3,879 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3,728 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 3,526 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 3,318 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 3,078 | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 2,723 | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 2,371 | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 2,092 | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 1,899 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 1,811 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1,736 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1,684 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,705 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,731 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,841 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 2,102 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 2,417 | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 2,831 | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 3,376 | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 3,942 | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 4,798 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 5,508 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 5,955 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 6,210 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 6,539 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 6,685 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6,826 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 7,033 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 6,670 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 6,658 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6,738 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,625 | 2,723 | 4,152 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,897 | 1,684 | 2,371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,826 | 2,417 | 6,685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,785 | 6,658 | 7,033 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Afghanistan?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Afghanistan was 6,738 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 20-24 years, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,033 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,684 in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 20-24 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female youths ages 20-24 years