Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 18.77 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Least developed countries, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-24 in Least developed countries stood at 18.77. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Least developed countries peaked at 58.13 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 18.77, in 2024.
That places Least developed countries 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.39 | — |
| 1991 | 40.96 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 40.92 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 40.58 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 58.13 | +43.3% |
| 1995 | 36.28 | -37.6% |
| 1996 | 36.66 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 35.18 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 37.09 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 34.31 | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 30.88 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 30.08 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 28.81 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 27.68 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 27.08 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 25.79 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 24.65 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 23.79 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 24.01 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 25.43 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 22.85 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 22.01 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 21.11 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 20.59 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.27 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.99 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 20.83 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.13 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.34 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 20.56 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 19.36 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 20.21 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 21.33 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 19.17 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 18.77 | -2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Least developed countries 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 | +43.3% | 40.58 | 58.13 |
| 1995 | -37.6% | 58.13 | 36.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.15 | 34.31 | 58.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.82 | 23.79 | 30.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.17 | 20.34 | 22.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.77 | 18.77 | 21.33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 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
- 8 Chad 31.17 compare
More health data for Least developed countries
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -0.4182 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 600,779 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.21 million (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 23.56 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 35.19 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.48 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 17.53 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 17.98 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Least developed countries?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Least developed countries was 18.77 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 58.13 in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.77 in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Least developed countries ranks 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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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