Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates in West and Central Africa
West and Central Africa: Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates was 16.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 10-19 - UN IGME estimates in West and Central Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in West and Central Africa is 16.45, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in West and Central Africa peaked at 29.05 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.45, 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 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 |
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More health data for West and Central Africa
- Neonatal deaths 655,585 (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 mortality rate 56.41 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.21 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 36.62 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in West and Central Africa?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates in West and Central Africa was 16.45 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates recorded in West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 29.05 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates 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 - un igme estimates?
- West and Central Africa ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 - un igme estimates 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 estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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