Mortality rate, adult, female in Kosovo
Kosovo: Mortality rate, adult, female was 49.22 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
49.22 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
170th
of 218 countries
All-time high
269.55 per 1,000 female adults
in 1962
All-time low
47.45 per 1,000 female adults
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Kosovo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, adult, female in Kosovo stood at 49.22 per 1,000 female adults.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Kosovo peaked at 269.55 per 1,000 female adults in 1962 and was at its lowest, 47.45 per 1,000 female adults, in 2022.
That places Kosovo 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 250.38 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 226.27 per 1,000 female adults | -9.6% |
| 1962 | 269.55 per 1,000 female adults | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 234.96 per 1,000 female adults | -12.8% |
| 1964 | 217.01 per 1,000 female adults | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 181.08 per 1,000 female adults | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 173.36 per 1,000 female adults | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 170.3 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 157.82 per 1,000 female adults | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 162.27 per 1,000 female adults | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 160.18 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 132.05 per 1,000 female adults | -17.6% |
| 1972 | 148.82 per 1,000 female adults | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 135.23 per 1,000 female adults | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 123.57 per 1,000 female adults | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 116.08 per 1,000 female adults | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 121.75 per 1,000 female adults | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 105.71 per 1,000 female adults | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 111.09 per 1,000 female adults | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 112.27 per 1,000 female adults | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 101.35 per 1,000 female adults | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 104.34 per 1,000 female adults | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 122.81 per 1,000 female adults | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 105.85 per 1,000 female adults | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 108.62 per 1,000 female adults | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 124.77 per 1,000 female adults | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 108.28 per 1,000 female adults | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 101.13 per 1,000 female adults | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 97.49 per 1,000 female adults | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 94.61 per 1,000 female adults | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 76.36 per 1,000 female adults | -19.3% |
| 1991 | 83.23 per 1,000 female adults | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 79.94 per 1,000 female adults | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 76.56 per 1,000 female adults | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 76.05 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 82.43 per 1,000 female adults | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 82.35 per 1,000 female adults | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.18 per 1,000 female adults | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 85.62 per 1,000 female adults | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 154.72 per 1,000 female adults | +80.7% |
| 2000 | 76.63 per 1,000 female adults | -50.5% |
| 2001 | 75.72 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 74.81 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 73.26 per 1,000 female adults | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 72.21 per 1,000 female adults | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 72.57 per 1,000 female adults | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.85 per 1,000 female adults | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 58.53 per 1,000 female adults | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 64.63 per 1,000 female adults | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 63.39 per 1,000 female adults | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 68 per 1,000 female adults | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 62.17 per 1,000 female adults | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 58.43 per 1,000 female adults | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 55.23 per 1,000 female adults | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 55.45 per 1,000 female adults | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.98 per 1,000 female adults | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 54.49 per 1,000 female adults | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 53.17 per 1,000 female adults | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 55.13 per 1,000 female adults | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 53.91 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 65.47 per 1,000 female adults | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 80.93 per 1,000 female adults | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 47.45 per 1,000 female adults | -41.4% |
| 2023 | 50.59 per 1,000 female adults | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 49.22 per 1,000 female adults | -2.7% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 49.22 per 1,000 female adults is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.94 per 1,000 female adults, 55% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 49.22 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.22 per 1,000 female adults, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, female in Kosovo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +80.7% | 85.62 per 1,000 female adults | 154.72 per 1,000 female adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 204.3 per 1,000 female adults | 157.82 per 1,000 female adults | 269.55 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 126.68 per 1,000 female adults | 105.71 per 1,000 female adults | 160.18 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.93 per 1,000 female adults | 94.61 per 1,000 female adults | 124.77 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.04 per 1,000 female adults | 76.05 per 1,000 female adults | 154.72 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.46 per 1,000 female adults | 58.53 per 1,000 female adults | 76.63 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.2 per 1,000 female adults | 53.17 per 1,000 female adults | 68 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.73 per 1,000 female adults | 47.45 per 1,000 female adults | 80.93 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 167 Türkiye 50.66 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 168 British Virgin Islands 49.64 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 169 Bahrain 49.46 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 170 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 49.22 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 172 New Zealand 49.19 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 173 Croatia 49.08 per 1,000 female adults compare
More health data for Kosovo
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -5.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -5.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Kosovo?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Kosovo was 49.22 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 269.55 per 1,000 female adults in 1962.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.45 per 1,000 female adults in 2022.
- How does Kosovo rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Kosovo ranks 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.