Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female was 12.27 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 12.27 per 1,000 for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 33.86 per 1,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12.27 per 1,000, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.39 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 30.53 per 1,000 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 31.24 per 1,000 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 31.31 per 1,000 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 33.86 per 1,000 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 28.44 per 1,000 | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 28.72 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 28.1 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 28.64 per 1,000 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 26.29 per 1,000 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 25.5 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 25.11 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 24.12 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 23.36 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 22.74 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 21.55 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 20.65 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 19.85 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 19.19 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.11 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.89 per 1,000 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 17.83 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.63 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 15.96 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.73 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 15.31 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 14.99 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.77 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.96 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 13.72 per 1,000 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 13.29 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 13.51 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 13.71 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 12.62 per 1,000 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 12.27 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.75 per 1,000 | 26.29 per 1,000 | 33.86 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.12 per 1,000 | 19.11 per 1,000 | 25.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.68 per 1,000 | 13.72 per 1,000 | 17.89 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.08 per 1,000 | 12.27 per 1,000 | 13.71 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 3 South Sudan 24.1 per 1,000 compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 23.7 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Chad 21.9 per 1,000 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 21.2 per 1,000 compare
- 7 Niger 19.7 per 1,000 compare
- 7 East Timor 19.7 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 18.9 per 1,000 compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 12.27 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.86 per 1,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.27 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among female adolescents between age 10-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 female adolescents age 10, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.