Mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 5.78 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 5.78 for mortality rate age 15-24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 9.95 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.78, in 2024.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.95 | — |
| 1991 | 9.79 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 9.65 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 9.54 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.45 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.45 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 9.29 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 9.1 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 8.9 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.72 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.51 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.34 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.15 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 7.85 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 8.22 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7.41 | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.01 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.18 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.69 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.56 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.48 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.35 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.27 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.21 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.17 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.13 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.06 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.99 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.92 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.86 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.88 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.93 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.86 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 5.78 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.38 | 8.72 | 9.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.66 | 6.69 | 8.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 | 5.92 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 | 5.78 | 5.93 | 5 |
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More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 10.57 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 134,026 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 13.02 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 270,095 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 54,474 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 5.78 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.95 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 in 2024.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 30th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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