Mortality rate age 15-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 11.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 11.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 17.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.87, in 2022.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 12th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.3 | — |
| 1991 | 15.54 | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 14.39 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 14.18 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 14.01 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.61 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 12.66 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 12.38 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 12.5 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.85 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 11.17 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 10.87 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 10.85 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.5 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 12.07 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 11.77 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.41 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 10.76 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 10.23 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.29 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 9.24 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.61 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 10.7 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 10.8 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.58 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.28 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 11.64 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.17 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 10.68 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 9.97 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 9.56 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 9.12 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 8.87 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 12.38 | +39.5% |
| 2024 | 11.5 | -7.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +39.5% | 8.87 | 12.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.84 | 11.85 | 17.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.99 | 9.29 | 12.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.57 | 9.24 | 11.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.29 | 8.87 | 12.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.6 compare
- 10 Guinea 28.94 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 28.34 compare
- 12 Afghanistan 27.79 compare
- 13 Cameroon 26.33 compare
- 14 Liberia 25.37 compare
- 15 Niger 24.3 compare
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 21.54 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 157,513 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.14 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 305,786 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 52,963 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 11.5 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.87 in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 12th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western 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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