Mortality rate age 15-19 in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Mortality rate age 15-19 was 5.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.85
Change on year
down 5.7%
Rank
7th
of 33 groups
All-time high
7.62
in 1990
All-time low
4.63
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Northern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-19 in Northern Africa is 5.85, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-19 in Northern Africa peaked at 7.62 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.63, in 2022.
Northern Africa ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.62 | — |
| 1991 | 7.33 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 7.08 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 6.87 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 6.84 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.64 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 6.41 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 6.3 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 6.61 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 5.86 | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 5.7 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 5.54 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.57 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.68 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.93 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.79 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.15 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 4.86 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.11 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.89 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.94 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.07 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.05 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.05 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.05 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.99 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.92 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.81 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.75 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.71 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.67 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.65 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.63 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.21 | +33.9% |
| 2024 | 5.85 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.76 | 5.86 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.42 | 4.86 | 5.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 | 4.71 | 5.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 4.63 | 6.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 4 South Sudan 15.26 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 14.26 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.92 compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 13.85 compare
- 8 Chad 13.52 compare
- 9 Guinea 11.95 compare
- 10 Afghanistan 11.42 compare
More health data for Northern Africa
- Infant deaths 150,684 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 25.64 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 94,364 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 32.15 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.79 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 188,339 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 37,655 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 93,975 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 16.4 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 16.01 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-19 in Northern Africa?
- Mortality rate age 15-19 in Northern Africa was 5.85 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.62 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa rank for mortality rate age 15-19?
- Northern Africa ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-19 rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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