Mortality rate age 15-19 in Western Asia
Western Asia: Mortality rate age 15-19 was 3.88 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Western Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 3.88 for mortality rate age 15-19 in 2024.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-19 in Western Asia peaked at 8.77 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.22, in 2022.
Western Asia ranks 16th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-19 in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.77 | — |
| 1991 | 7.68 | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 6.92 | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 6.8 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.53 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 6.27 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 5.78 | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 5.5 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 5.24 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 5.38 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 4.83 | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 4.64 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 4.44 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.59 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 4.61 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.51 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 4.75 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 4.58 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 4.08 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 3.72 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 3.63 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.74 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.41 | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 4.49 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.36 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.81 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 4.94 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.71 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.89 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 3.36 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 3.22 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.37 | +35.8% |
| 2024 | 3.88 | -11.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-19 in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +35.8% | 3.22 | 4.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.49 | 5.24 | 8.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 | 3.72 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 | 3.63 | 4.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.69 | 3.22 | 4.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 13 Central African Republic 10.06 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 9.93 compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 9.87 compare
- 16 Benin 9.68 compare
- 17 Angola 9.52 compare
- 18 Djibouti 9.5 compare
- 19 Zimbabwe 9.34 compare
More health data for Western Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -5.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.71 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 117,447 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 63,149 (2024)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 15,308 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-19 in Western Asia?
- Mortality rate age 15-19 in Western Asia was 3.88 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-19 recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 in 2022.
- How does Western Asia rank for mortality rate age 15-19?
- Western Asia ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-19 rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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