Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male was 9.72 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 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. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 9.72 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 22.94 per 1,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.72 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.25 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 17.53 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 18.04 per 1,000 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 18.23 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 22.94 per 1,000 | +25.9% |
| 1995 | 16.35 per 1,000 | -28.7% |
| 1996 | 16.73 per 1,000 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 16.27 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 17.07 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 15.99 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 14.54 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 14.28 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.81 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.5 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.34 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 12.87 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 12.36 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 12.02 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 11.84 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 12.91 per 1,000 | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 11.35 per 1,000 | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 11.39 per 1,000 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.99 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.83 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.12 per 1,000 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.81 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.76 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.78 per 1,000 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 10.42 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.86 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 10.13 per 1,000 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 10.94 per 1,000 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 9.94 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 9.72 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +25.9% | 18.23 per 1,000 | 22.94 per 1,000 |
| 1995 | -28.7% | 22.94 per 1,000 | 16.35 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.74 per 1,000 | 15.99 per 1,000 | 22.94 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.15 per 1,000 | 11.84 per 1,000 | 14.54 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.87 per 1,000 | 10.2 per 1,000 | 11.39 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.12 per 1,000 | 9.72 per 1,000 | 10.94 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 2 Sudan 21.1 per 1,000 compare
- 3 Somalia 17 per 1,000 compare
- 4 Ukraine 15.8 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Chad 14.6 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 14.6 per 1,000 compare
- 7 South Sudan 14.4 per 1,000 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.7 per 1,000 compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 9.72 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 15-19 years, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.94 per 1,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.72 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying male adolescents between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 male adolescents age 15, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.