Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort) by country
Countries reporting
198
Highest
12.08
Niger
Lowest
0.1613
Luxembourg
Median
1.54
Years covered
32
1990–2021
Data points
6,592
What the numbers show
Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 12.08 in Niger; the lowest is 0.1613 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.54, and the mean is 2.39.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 75.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 181 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 30.6%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of (down 55.5%).
Adolescent mortality rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 12.08 | 2021 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 1 | Niue | 2.3 | 2021 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 10.53 | 2021 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 3 | Chad | 10.46 | 2021 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 0.9469 | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.31 | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0.7082 | 2021 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 9.91 | 2021 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 5 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0.6809 | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 6 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9.24 | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 7 | Somalia | 9.21 | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 8 | Mali | 8.42 | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 9 | South Sudan, Republic of | 8.36 | 2021 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 10 | Madagascar, Republic of | 8.1 | 2021 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 11 | Burundi | 8.05 | 2021 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 7.91 | 2021 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 13 | Liberia | 7.72 | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 14 | Nigeria | 6.83 | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 15 | Rwanda | 6.81 | 2021 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 6.73 | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 6.63 | 2021 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 6.55 | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 19 | Gabon | 6.49 | 2021 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 20 | Namibia | 6.4 | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 21 | Angola | 6.27 | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 22 | Guinea | 5.92 | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 23 | Mozambique, Republic of | 5.87 | 2021 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.64 | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 5.53 | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 26 | Djibouti | 5.13 | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 27 | Haiti | 5.11 | 2021 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Uganda | 5.07 | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 29 | Malawi | 4.93 | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 30 | Togo | 4.85 | 2021 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 31 | Bhutan | 4.77 | 2021 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 32 | Gambia, The | 4.55 | 2021 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 33 | Ghana | 4.43 | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.26 | 2021 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 35 | Kenya | 4.18 | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 36 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 3.93 | 2021 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 37 | Kiribati | 3.82 | 2021 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 38 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 3.82 | 2021 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 39 | Zambia | 3.75 | 2021 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 40 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.64 | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 41 | Eritrea, The State of | 3.6 | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 42 | Senegal | 3.57 | 2021 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 43 | Pakistan | 3.51 | 2021 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 3.51 | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 45 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 3.48 | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 46 | Congo, Republic of | 3.22 | 2021 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 47 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.14 | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 3.04 | 2021 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 49 | Honduras | 2.99 | 2021 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 50 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 2.96 | 2021 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Botswana | 2.86 | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 52 | Sudan | 2.81 | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 53 | Fiji, Republic of | 2.79 | 2021 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 54 | Guyana | 2.74 | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 55 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 2.69 | 2021 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 56 | Iraq | 2.68 | 2021 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 57 | Naoero, Republic of | 2.54 | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 58 | Thailand | 2.52 | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 59 | El Salvador | 2.5 | 2021 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 60 | Yemen, Republic of | 2.49 | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 61 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.37 | 2021 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 62 | India | 2.37 | 2021 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 63 | Philippines | 2.27 | 2021 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 64 | Vanuatu | 2.25 | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 65 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.21 | 2021 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 2.12 | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 2.09 | 2021 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 68 | Grenada | 2.08 | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 69 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 2.08 | 2021 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 70 | Indonesia | 2.02 | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 71 | Nepal | 2.02 | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 2.02 | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 73 | Myanmar | 2 | 2021 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 1.98 | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 75 | Guatemala | 1.95 | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 76 | Bolivia | 1.95 | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 1.93 | 2021 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 78 | Turkmenistan | 1.88 | 2021 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 79 | Paraguay | 1.83 | 2021 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 80 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 1.81 | 2021 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 81 | Mongolia | 1.78 | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 82 | Palestine, State of | 1.78 | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 83 | Palau, Republic of | 1.75 | 2021 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 84 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 1.73 | 2021 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 85 | Comoros, Union of the | 1.69 | 2021 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 86 | Cambodia | 1.69 | 2021 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 1.68 | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 88 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.66 | 2021 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 89 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1.66 | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 90 | Panama | 1.65 | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 91 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.65 | 2021 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 92 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1.63 | 2021 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 93 | Vietnam | 1.62 | 2021 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 94 | Tunisia | 1.61 | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 1.6 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 96 | Belize | 1.56 | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 97 | Dominica | 1.56 | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 98 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.55 | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 99 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.53 | 2021 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 100 | Libya | 1.49 | 2021 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 101 | Algeria | 1.43 | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 102 | Mexico | 1.42 | 2021 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 103 | Jamaica | 1.41 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 104 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.36 | 2021 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 105 | Moldova | 1.35 | 2021 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 106 | Ecuador | 1.34 | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 107 | Colombia | 1.31 | 2021 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 108 | Seychelles | 1.31 | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 109 | Brazil | 1.28 | 2021 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.28 | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 111 | British Virgin Islands | 1.27 | 2021 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 112 | Samoa | 1.24 | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 113 | Bahamas, The | 1.24 | 2021 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 114 | Peru | 1.23 | 2021 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 115 | St. Lucia | 1.21 | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 116 | Oman | 1.16 | 2021 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 117 | Barbados | 1.14 | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 118 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1.05 | 2021 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Russia | 1.03 | 2021 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 120 | Jordan | 1.01 | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 121 | Georgia | 1 | 2021 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 122 | Türkiye | 0.9988 | 2021 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 123 | Malaysia | 0.9987 | 2021 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 124 | Albania | 0.9946 | 2021 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 125 | Cabo Verde | 0.9794 | 2021 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 126 | Cuba | 0.9717 | 2021 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 127 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.9614 | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 0.9547 | 2021 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.9473 | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 130 | Mauritius | 0.9466 | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 131 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.9449 | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 132 | Morocco | 0.9398 | 2021 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 133 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.9322 | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 134 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.9294 | 2021 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 135 | Romania | 0.9174 | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 136 | Kuwait | 0.9168 | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.9166 | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 138 | Ukraine | 0.9074 | 2021 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 139 | Uruguay | 0.8609 | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 0.8517 | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 141 | Argentina | 0.844 | 2021 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 142 | Sri Lanka | 0.8401 | 2021 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 0.8294 | 2021 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 144 | Maldives | 0.8246 | 2021 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 145 | Tonga | 0.7778 | 2021 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 146 | United States | 0.7774 | 2021 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7703 | 2021 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.7537 | 2021 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7399 | 2021 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 150 | Chile | 0.7146 | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 151 | Lithuania | 0.6969 | 2021 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6714 | 2021 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Serbia | 0.662 | 2021 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 154 | Slovak Republic | 0.6272 | 2021 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 155 | Cyprus | 0.6272 | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 156 | Qatar | 0.6194 | 2021 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 157 | New Zealand | 0.6041 | 2021 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 158 | Malta | 0.5696 | 2021 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 159 | Croatia | 0.559 | 2021 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 160 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.5555 | 2021 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 161 | Estonia | 0.5471 | 2021 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 162 | Poland | 0.5457 | 2021 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 163 | Canada | 0.5306 | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 164 | Hungary | 0.5186 | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 165 | Portugal | 0.4642 | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 166 | Montenegro | 0.4617 | 2021 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 167 | Latvia | 0.4617 | 2021 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 168 | Czechia | 0.4468 | 2021 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 169 | Monaco | 0.4291 | 2021 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 170 | Austria | 0.4223 | 2021 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 171 | Netherlands | 0.4164 | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 172 | Belgium | 0.4159 | 2021 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 173 | Israel | 0.413 | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 174 | Australia | 0.4105 | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 175 | Andorra, Principality of | 0.4089 | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 176 | Greece | 0.408 | 2021 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 177 | United Kingdom | 0.4009 | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 178 | Korea | 0.4006 | 2021 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Sweden | 0.3974 | 2021 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 180 | Germany | 0.3954 | 2021 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 181 | Finland | 0.3927 | 2021 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 182 | Japan | 0.3879 | 2021 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 183 | Switzerland | 0.3855 | 2021 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 184 | Norway | 0.3853 | 2021 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 185 | Spain | 0.3683 | 2021 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 186 | France | 0.3649 | 2021 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 187 | Slovenia | 0.3649 | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 188 | Singapore | 0.3579 | 2021 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 189 | Italy | 0.352 | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 190 | Denmark | 0.3484 | 2021 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 191 | Iceland | 0.342 | 2021 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 192 | Ireland | 0.3304 | 2021 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 193 | San Marino, Republic of | 0.2825 | 2021 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Luxembourg | 0.1613 | 2021 | down 29.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.