Mortality rate age 15-24 in East Asia and Pacific
East Asia and Pacific: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 6.02 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in East Asia and Pacific, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in East Asia and Pacific is 6.02, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in East Asia and Pacific peaked at 10.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.02, in 2024.
East Asia and Pacific ranks 29th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 in East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.3 | — |
| 1991 | 10.14 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 10.01 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.91 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 9.81 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 9.81 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.65 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.46 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 9.27 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 9.08 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 8.87 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.69 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.49 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.17 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.56 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7.69 | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 7.46 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 7.26 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.45 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.93 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 6.8 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.69 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.61 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.54 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.48 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.46 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.43 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.36 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.28 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.2 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.13 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 6.15 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.19 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.11 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.02 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.74 | 9.08 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.96 | 6.93 | 8.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.48 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 | 6.02 | 6.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia and Pacific
- 26 Haiti 18.99 compare
- 27 Eritrea 18.93 compare
- 28 South Africa 18.63 compare
- 29 Mozambique 17.87 compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 17.4 compare
- 31 Namibia 17.21 compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 17.08 compare
More health data for East Asia and Pacific
- Deaths age 1-59 months 140,023 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 278,847 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 57,013 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 13.95 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 11.32 (2024)
- Infant deaths 222,686 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 138,824 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.66 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.29 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 6.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in East Asia and Pacific?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in East Asia and Pacific was 6.02 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 in 2024.
- How does East Asia and Pacific rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- East Asia and Pacific ranks 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia and Pacific 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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