Mortality rate age 15-24 in World

World: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 10.36 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10.36
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
18.57
in 1994
All-time low
10.36
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 15-24 in World, 1990–2024

051015201990200720241990: 16.81991: 16.61992: 16.61993: 16.61994: 18.61995: 16.21996: 16.21997: 161998: 16.21999: 15.82000: 15.32001: 152002: 14.62003: 14.42004: 14.22005: 13.72006: 13.32007: 132008: 12.82009: 12.82010: 12.22011: 11.92012: 11.72013: 11.42014: 11.42015: 11.32016: 11.22017: 11.12018: 10.82019: 10.82020: 10.52021: 10.62022: 10.82023: 10.52024: 10.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

World recorded 10.36 for mortality rate age 15-24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in World peaked at 18.57 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.36, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate age 15-24 in World, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in World, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 16.77
1991 16.56 -1.3%
1992 16.61 +0.3%
1993 16.63 +0.2%
1994 18.57 +11.6%
1995 16.21 -12.7%
1996 16.18 -0.2%
1997 15.99 -1.2%
1998 16.17 +1.1%
1999 15.79 -2.4%
2000 15.26 -3.3%
2001 15.01 -1.7%
2002 14.65 -2.4%
2003 14.35 -2.0%
2004 14.24 -0.8%
2005 13.74 -3.5%
2006 13.35 -2.9%
2007 13.04 -2.3%
2008 12.83 -1.6%
2009 12.78 -0.4%
2010 12.19 -4.6%
2011 11.91 -2.3%
2012 11.67 -2.0%
2013 11.44 -1.9%
2014 11.4 -0.3%
2015 11.28 -1.1%
2016 11.21 -0.6%
2017 11.13 -0.7%
2018 10.84 -2.6%
2019 10.78 -0.6%
2020 10.51 -2.5%
2021 10.6 +0.8%
2022 10.84 +2.3%
2023 10.5 -3.1%
2024 10.36 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.55 15.79 18.57 10
2000s 13.93 12.78 15.26 10
2010s 11.39 10.78 12.19 10
2020s 10.56 10.36 10.84 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Palestine, State of 75.83 compare
  2. 2 Sudan 42.33 compare
  3. 3 Somalia 42.27 compare
  4. 4 South Sudan 36.82 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 15-24 in World?
Mortality rate age 15-24 in World was 10.36 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 18.57 in 1994.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 10.36 in 2024.
How does World rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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