Adolescent mortality rate in World
World: Adolescent mortality rate was 2.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.7
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
5th
of 11 groups
All-time high
5.19
in 1991
All-time low
2.7
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Adolescent mortality rate in World, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 2.7 for adolescent mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in World peaked at 5.19 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.79 | 4.23 | 5.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.56 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 | 2.86 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 | 2.7 | 2.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 2 Niger 12.17 compare
- 3 Central African Republic 10.3 compare
- 4 Chad 9.71 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 9.55 compare
- 6 Nigeria 8.77 compare
- 7 Somalia 8.5 compare
- 8 South Sudan 8.22 compare
More health data for World
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.104 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.9361 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4973 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in World?
- Adolescent mortality rate in World was 2.7 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 in 1991.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2024.
- How does World rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- World ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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