Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Eastern and Southern Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 19.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and Southern Africa is 19.07, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 83.21 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 18.91, in 2020.
Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 4th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.72 | — |
| 1991 | 45.87 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 48.54 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 50.15 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 83.21 | +65.9% |
| 1995 | 44.24 | -46.8% |
| 1996 | 44.48 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 43.95 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 46.75 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 42.79 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 39.57 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 38.94 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 37.3 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 35.91 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 35.24 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 33.86 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 31.74 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 30.04 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 29.01 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 27.37 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 26.14 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 25.94 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 24.12 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 23.06 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 23.18 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 22.54 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 22.27 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 21.78 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.15 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 19.3 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 18.91 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 19.3 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 19.22 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.62 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 19.07 | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Eastern and Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +65.9% | 50.15 | 83.21 |
| 1995 | -46.8% | 83.21 | 44.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.67 | 42.79 | 83.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.9 | 27.37 | 39.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.85 | 19.3 | 26.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.22 | 18.91 | 19.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and Southern Africa
- 1 Palestine 75.83 compare
- 2 Sudan 42.33 compare
- 3 Somalia 42.27 compare
- 4 South Sudan 36.82 compare
- 5 Central African Republic 32.27 compare
- 6 Ukraine 32.12 compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 31.41 compare
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -0.5542 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 13.43 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 254,739 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 37.3 (2024)
- Infant deaths 686,654 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 50.23 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.01 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Eastern and Southern Africa was 19.07 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.21 in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.91 in 2020.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa 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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