Mortality rate age 15-24 in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 9.16 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 9.16 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 1.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Southern Asia peaked at 23.25 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.16, in 2024.
That places Southern Asia 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.25 | — |
| 1991 | 23.03 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 22.1 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 21.38 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 21.16 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 20.76 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 20.34 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 19.94 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 19.58 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 19.05 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 18.62 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 18.12 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 17.66 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 17.34 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 16.91 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 16.67 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 16 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 15.61 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 15.19 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 14.73 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.08 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 13.52 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 12.96 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 12.38 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 11.98 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.63 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 11.21 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 11.03 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.78 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.48 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 10.22 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.51 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 9.32 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.16 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.06 | 19.05 | 23.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.68 | 14.73 | 18.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.01 | 10.48 | 14.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.66 | 9.16 | 10.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More health data for Southern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 32.79 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.21 million (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 28.49 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 158,527 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Southern Asia?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Southern Asia was 9.16 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.25 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.16 in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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