Mortality rate age 10-19 in West and Central Africa
West and Central Africa: Mortality rate age 10-19 was 16.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 10-19 in West and Central Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
West and Central Africa recorded 16.45 for mortality rate age 10-19 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 in West and Central Africa peaked at 29.05 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.45, in 2024.
That places West and Central Africa 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 in West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.05 | — |
| 1991 | 28.21 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 27.86 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 27.36 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 26.76 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 26.32 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 27.55 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 26.89 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 26.61 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 26.17 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 25.16 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 24.73 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.31 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 23.94 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 23.57 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.15 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 21.67 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 21.28 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 20.91 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 23.44 | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 20.32 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 19.88 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 19.51 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 19.27 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.33 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.68 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 18.41 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.34 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.9 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 18.54 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.49 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 17.63 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 19.14 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 16.74 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 16.45 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.28 | 26.17 | 29.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.12 | 20.91 | 25.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.02 | 17.9 | 20.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.49 | 16.45 | 19.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near West and Central Africa
- 1 Palestine, State of 66.8 compare
- 2 Somalia 25.26 compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 23.67 compare
- 4 South Sudan 23.36 compare
More health data for West and Central Africa
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 655,585 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 56.41 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 90.96 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.92 million (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 712,753 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.21 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 in West and Central Africa?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 in West and Central Africa was 16.45 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.05 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.45 in 2024.
- How does West and Central Africa rank for mortality rate age 10-19?
- West and Central Africa ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 rising or falling in West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West and Central Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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