Deaths age 15 to 19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Deaths age 15 to 19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 20,325 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths age 15 to 19 in Western Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths age 15 to 19 in Western Asia is 20,325, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 15 to 19 in Western Asia peaked at 26,690 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,163, in 2022.
Western Asia ranks 24th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Deaths age 15 to 19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,690 | — |
| 1991 | 23,827 | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 21,998 | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 22,112 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 21,783 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 21,456 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 20,322 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 19,906 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 19,484 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 20,462 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 18,799 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 18,511 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 18,075 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 19,067 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 19,503 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 19,423 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 20,639 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 20,233 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 18,340 | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 16,843 | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 16,553 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 17,081 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 20,124 | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 20,397 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 19,937 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 22,245 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 23,138 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 22,215 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 20,976 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 18,729 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 17,493 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 16,555 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 16,163 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 22,423 | +38.7% |
| 2024 | 20,325 | -9.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 15 to 19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +38.7% | 16,163 | 22,423 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,804 | 19,484 | 26,690 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,943 | 16,843 | 20,639 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,140 | 16,553 | 23,138 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,592 | 16,163 | 22,423 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More health data for Western Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -5.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.11 (2024)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 17.45 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 117,447 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 15,308 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths age 15 to 19 in Western Asia?
- Deaths age 15 to 19 in Western Asia was 20,325 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 15 to 19 recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 26,690 in 1990.
- What is the lowest deaths age 15 to 19 recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,163 in 2022.
- How does Western Asia rank for deaths age 15 to 19?
- Western Asia ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 15 to 19 rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 15 to 19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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