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

Latest (2024)
6,738
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
5th
of 197 countries
All-time high
7,033
in 2021
All-time low
1,684
in 2005
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Afghanistan, 1990–2024

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720241990: 4.2k1991: 4.0k1992: 4.0k1993: 3.8k1994: 3.9k1995: 3.7k1996: 3.5k1997: 3.3k1998: 3.1k1999: 2.7k2000: 2.4k2001: 2.1k2002: 1.9k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.7k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.8k2009: 2.1k2010: 2.4k2011: 2.8k2012: 3.4k2013: 3.9k2014: 4.8k2015: 5.5k2016: 6.0k2017: 6.2k2018: 6.5k2019: 6.7k2020: 6.8k2021: 7.0k2022: 6.7k2023: 6.7k2024: 6.7k

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

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 2 Nigeria 17,450 compare
  2. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16,220 compare
  3. 4 China 8,961 compare
  4. 6 Ethiopia 6,489 compare
  5. 7 Sudan 6,477 compare
  6. 8 Bangladesh 6,064 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female
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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