Mortality rate age 15-24 in Europe
Europe: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 6.62 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in Europe is 6.62, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Europe peaked at 10.39 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.04, in 2019.
Europe ranks 27th 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.92 | — |
| 1991 | 9.15 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 10.12 | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 10.39 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 10.27 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.13 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 9.78 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 9.61 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 9.73 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.95 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9.95 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.69 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 9.33 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 9.01 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 8.66 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 8.38 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.12 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.83 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.37 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 6.88 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 6.45 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 6.09 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.75 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.43 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.19 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.81 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 4.52 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 4.29 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 4.12 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.04 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.08 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.2 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.38 | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 5.72 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 6.62 | +15.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 in Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.1% | 4.2 | 5.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.81 | 8.92 | 10.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.52 | 6.88 | 9.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 | 4.04 | 6.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 4.08 | 6.62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 24 Ecuador 21.11 compare
- 25 Benin 20.03 compare
- 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
More health data for Europe
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 12,837 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.74 (2024)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 4,831 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 4.45 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 15,555 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Europe?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Europe was 6.62 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 in 1993.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 in 2019.
- How does Europe rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Europe ranks 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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