Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort) in SEAR
SEAR: Adolescent mortality rate was 2.27 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.27
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
6th
of 13 groups
All-time high
6.84
in 1991
All-time low
2.27
in 2021
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Adolescent mortality rate in SEAR, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, adolescent mortality rate in SEAR stood at 2.27. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in SEAR peaked at 6.84 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.49 | — |
| 1991 | 6.84 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 6.24 | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 6.12 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.01 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.9 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.76 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 5.6 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 5.42 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 5.24 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 5.07 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.92 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.79 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 4.67 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.95 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 4.43 | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 4.31 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 4.17 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.31 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.87 | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.54 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.38 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.23 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.09 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.98 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.84 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.72 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.49 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.37 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.27 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.96 | 5.24 | 6.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.55 | 3.87 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 | 2.49 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 | 2.27 | 2.37 | 2 |
Countries ranked near SEAR
- 3 Chad 10.46 compare
- 4 Cote d'Ivoire 10.31 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 9.91 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.24 compare
- 7 Somalia 9.21 compare
- 8 Mali 8.42 compare
- 9 South Sudan 8.36 compare
More health data for SEAR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 164 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 2,449 (2025)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.66 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 23.13 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 (2023)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 57,932 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 39.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in SEAR?
- Adolescent mortality rate in SEAR was 2.27 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 in 1991.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 2021.
- How does SEAR rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- SEAR ranks 6th out of 13 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SEAR 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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