Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
75.83
Palestine, State of
Lowest
1.58
Luxembourg
Median
8.66
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,225
What the numbers show
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 75.83 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 1.58 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.66, and the mean is 10.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 48.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 156 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 494.9%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 78.6%).
Mortality rate age 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 75.83 | 2024 | up 494.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Sudan | 42.33 | 2024 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 42.27 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 4 | South Sudan | 36.82 | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 32.27 | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Ukraine | 32.12 | 2024 | up 266.7% | flat |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 31.41 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 8 | Chad | 31.17 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 30.6 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea | 28.94 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 28.34 | 2024 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 27.79 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 26.33 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 14 | Liberia | 25.37 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 15 | Niger | 24.3 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 23.74 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 17 | Djibouti | 23.7 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 22.88 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.55 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.35 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 21 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 21.94 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 22 | Eswatini | 21.25 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 21.23 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 24 | Ecuador | 21.11 | 2024 | up 88.2% | flat |
| 25 | Benin | 20.03 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 26 | Haiti | 18.99 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 27 | Eritrea | 18.93 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 18.63 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 29 | Mozambique | 17.87 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 17.4 | 2024 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 17.21 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 17.08 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 33 | Uganda | 17.05 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 34 | Gambia | 16.86 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.63 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 36 | Malawi | 16.63 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 37 | Madagascar | 16.6 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 38 | Kiribati | 16.3 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 39 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.94 | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 40 | Togo | 15.78 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 41 | Palau | 15.55 | 2024 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 42 | Nigeria | 15.52 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 43 | Burundi | 15.43 | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 15.05 | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.76 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 14.53 | 2024 | up 39.1% | falling |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 14.44 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 48 | Kenya | 14.4 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 49 | Ghana | 14.31 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.04 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 13.95 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 13.75 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 53 | Congo | 13.75 | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Botswana | 13.63 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 55 | Mauritania | 13.51 | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 56 | Lebanon | 12.72 | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Brazil | 12.52 | 2024 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 58 | Myanmar | 12.31 | 2024 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 59 | Guyana | 12.26 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 60 | Zambia | 12.04 | 2024 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 61 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 11.79 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 62 | Colombia | 11.7 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 11.44 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 11.39 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 65 | Thailand | 11.36 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 66 | Bhutan | 11.28 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.93 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 68 | Niue | 10.7 | 2024 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 69 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.47 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 70 | Jamaica | 10.44 | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 71 | Gabon | 10.44 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 72 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.41 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 73 | Philippines | 10.41 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 74 | Dominica | 10.27 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 75 | El Salvador | 10.26 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 76 | Suriname | 10.13 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 77 | Mexico | 10.09 | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 78 | Paraguay | 9.94 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 79 | Bahamas | 9.87 | 2024 | down 44.5% | flat |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 9.8 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 81 | Yemen | 9.8 | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 9.79 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 83 | Tuvalu | 9.6 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 9.59 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 85 | Fiji | 9.56 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 86 | Honduras | 9.53 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 87 | Lesotho | 9.51 | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 9.48 | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.38 | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 90 | Panama | 9.33 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 91 | Nepal | 9.33 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 92 | Cambodia | 9.25 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 9.2 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 94 | Indonesia | 9.08 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 9.05 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 96 | Rwanda | 8.99 | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 8.94 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 98 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 8.89 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 99 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.74 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 100 | Comoros | 8.67 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 101 | British Virgin Islands | 8.66 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 102 | India | 8.66 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 8.58 | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 104 | Turkmenistan | 8.32 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 105 | Senegal | 8.3 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 106 | Mongolia | 8.29 | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 107 | Cook Islands | 8.12 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 108 | Pakistan | 8.08 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 109 | Tonga | 8.07 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 110 | Egypt | 8.06 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 111 | Iraq | 7.85 | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Seychelles | 7.79 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 113 | Syrian Arab Republic | 7.7 | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 7.53 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 115 | Argentina | 7.31 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 116 | United States of America | 6.97 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 117 | Peru | 6.97 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 6.92 | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 119 | Samoa | 6.83 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 120 | Tunisia | 6.68 | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 121 | Malaysia | 6.47 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 6.45 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 6.36 | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Naoero | 6.18 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 125 | Montserrat | 6.15 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 126 | Algeria | 6.12 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 127 | Cuba | 6.08 | 2024 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.94 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 129 | Oman | 5.89 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 130 | Georgia | 5.8 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 131 | Anguilla | 5.77 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 132 | Viet Nam | 5.77 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 133 | Libya | 5.75 | 2024 | down 55.5% | flat |
| 134 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 5.71 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 135 | Montenegro | 5.57 | 2024 | up 59.2% | falling |
| 136 | Chile | 5.52 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 137 | Barbados | 5.43 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 138 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.24 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 139 | Bulgaria | 5.15 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 140 | Türkiye | 5.05 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 141 | Croatia | 5.04 | 2024 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 142 | Latvia | 4.84 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 4.78 | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 144 | Morocco | 4.75 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 145 | Grenada | 4.73 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.69 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 147 | Canada | 4.61 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 148 | Finland | 4.52 | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 149 | Poland | 4.51 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 150 | Armenia | 4.48 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 151 | New Zealand | 4.42 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 4.39 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 153 | Estonia | 4.38 | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 154 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.33 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 155 | Lithuania | 4.32 | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 156 | Serbia | 4.17 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 157 | Romania | 4.12 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.06 | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 3.98 | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Sri Lanka | 3.87 | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Slovakia | 3.79 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 162 | Bahrain | 3.78 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 3.77 | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 164 | Austria | 3.69 | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 165 | China | 3.6 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 166 | Kuwait | 3.6 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 167 | Czechia | 3.57 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 168 | Belarus | 3.57 | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 169 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.39 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 170 | Albania | 3.33 | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 171 | Qatar | 3.31 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 172 | Greece | 3.31 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 173 | Maldives | 3.27 | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 174 | Hungary | 3.26 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 175 | Australia | 3.19 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 176 | Norway | 3.18 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 177 | France | 3.15 | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 178 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.14 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 179 | Japan | 3.13 | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 180 | Israel | 3.08 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 181 | Monaco | 3.07 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 182 | Portugal | 3.05 | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Republic of Korea | 3.04 | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 184 | Iceland | 2.98 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 185 | Andorra | 2.95 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 186 | Sweden | 2.84 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 187 | Germany | 2.84 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 188 | Jordan | 2.78 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 189 | Cyprus | 2.74 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 190 | Ireland | 2.69 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 191 | Singapore | 2.62 | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 192 | Switzerland | 2.6 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 193 | Belgium | 2.58 | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 194 | Netherlands | 2.57 | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 195 | Malta | 2.55 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 196 | Slovenia | 2.47 | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 197 | Italy | 2.39 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 198 | Spain | 2.32 | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 199 | Denmark | 2.22 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 200 | San Marino | 1.87 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 1.58 | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World Bank Low Income 23.45
- World 10.36
- West and Central Africa 20.26
- Sub-Saharan Africa 19.65
- Eastern and Southern Africa 19.07
- Least developed countries 18.77
- Landlocked developing countries 16.59
- Northern Africa 14.96
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 13.11
- Small island developing States 12.71
- Latin America and the Caribbean 11.61
- Latin America and Caribbean 11.61