Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates was 11.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 11.94. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 50.14 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.94, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.16 | — |
| 1991 | 32.54 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 34.76 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 35.43 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 50.14 | +41.5% |
| 1995 | 29.97 | -40.2% |
| 1996 | 29.72 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 29.02 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 31.17 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 26.76 | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 25.24 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 24.98 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 23.55 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 22.65 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 22.11 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.27 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 20.07 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 19.08 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 18.43 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 17.52 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 16.95 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 17.64 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 15.81 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 15.03 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 15.12 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.94 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 14.77 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.68 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.26 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 12.58 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 12.38 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.96 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 12.92 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.34 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 11.94 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.17 | 26.76 | 50.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.49 | 17.52 | 25.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.08 | 12.58 | 17.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.51 | 11.94 | 12.96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern 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
- 5 Chad 23.11 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.72 compare
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Neonatal deaths 468,320 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 50.23 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.01 million (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 254,739 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 37.3 (2024)
- Infant deaths 686,654 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 13.43 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 290,821 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in Eastern and Southern Africa was 11.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.14 in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.94 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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