Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Burundi
Burundi: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 15.43 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in Burundi is 15.43, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Burundi peaked at 131.9 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 15.43, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 43rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.37 | — |
| 1991 | 73.23 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 75.28 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 131.9 | +75.2% |
| 1994 | 77.21 | -41.5% |
| 1995 | 76.09 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 100.66 | +32.3% |
| 1997 | 77.94 | -22.6% |
| 1998 | 65.25 | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 60.06 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 63.51 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 58.51 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 44.35 | -24.2% |
| 2003 | 39.99 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 35.94 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 32.2 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 28.78 | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 25.85 | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 23.47 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 21.74 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 20.51 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 19.7 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 19.11 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 18.66 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 18.31 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 17.94 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.63 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.3 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.98 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 16.69 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.42 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 16.15 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 15.89 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 15.62 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 15.43 | -1.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 15.43 is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.93, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 15.43 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.95, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +75.2% | 75.28 | 131.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.9 | 60.06 | 131.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.43 | 21.74 | 63.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.28 | 16.69 | 20.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9 | 15.43 | 16.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Burundi?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Burundi was 15.43 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 131.9 in 1993.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.43 in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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