Adolescent mortality rate in AMR
AMR: Adolescent mortality rate was 1.27 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.27
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
5th
of 7 groups
All-time high
2.27
in 1990
All-time low
1.27
in 2021
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Adolescent mortality rate in AMR, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AMR recorded 1.27 for adolescent mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in AMR peaked at 2.27 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.27 | — |
| 1991 | 2.19 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.12 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 2.06 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 2.01 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.96 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.91 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.87 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.95 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.79 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.75 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.72 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.68 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.65 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.64 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.61 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.58 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.56 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.53 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.51 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.01 | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 1.45 | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 1.43 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.41 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.38 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.37 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.36 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.34 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.31 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.28 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.27 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.01 | 1.79 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 | 1.51 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.31 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 2 |
Countries ranked near AMR
- 2 Central African Republic 10.53 compare
- 3 Chad 10.46 compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 10.31 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 9.91 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.24 compare
- 7 Somalia 9.21 compare
- 8 Mali 8.42 compare
More health data for AMR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.08 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 42.21 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 14.59 (2022)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 37.18 (2023)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 92.0% (2025)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 88.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.18 (2025)
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 9.9% (2024)
- Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.7 (2018)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 88.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in AMR?
- Adolescent mortality rate in AMR was 1.27 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2021.
- How does AMR rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- AMR ranks 5th out of 7 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AMR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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