Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male was 13.75 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 13.75 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 32.38 per 1,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13.23 per 1,000, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 youth ages 20-24 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 24.96 per 1,000 | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 25.38 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 25.7 per 1,000 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 32.38 per 1,000 | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 22.27 per 1,000 | -31.2% |
| 1996 | 22.94 per 1,000 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 22.19 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 24.3 per 1,000 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 23.38 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 19.6 per 1,000 | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 19.29 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 18.6 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 18.12 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 18.03 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.44 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 16.55 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 15.98 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 15.85 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.89 per 1,000 | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 15.17 per 1,000 | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 15.09 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 14.67 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 14.47 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.15 per 1,000 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 14.5 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 14.46 per 1,000 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.47 per 1,000 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.68 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 14.17 per 1,000 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 13.23 per 1,000 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 13.77 per 1,000 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 15.34 per 1,000 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 14.09 per 1,000 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 13.75 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -31.2% | 32.38 per 1,000 | 22.27 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.06 per 1,000 | 22.19 per 1,000 | 32.38 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.73 per 1,000 | 15.85 per 1,000 | 19.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.58 per 1,000 | 13.68 per 1,000 | 15.17 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.04 per 1,000 | 13.23 per 1,000 | 15.34 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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 youth ages 20-24 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 13.75 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 youth ages 20-24 years, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.38 per 1,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.23 per 1,000 in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 youth ages 20-24 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying among male youths between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 male youths age 20, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.