Mortality rate age 15-24 in MENA Programme Region
MENA Programme Region: Mortality rate age 15-24 was 12.57 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in MENA Programme Region, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 15-24 in MENA Programme Region stood at 12.57.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in MENA Programme Region peaked at 19.18 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.97, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 in MENA Programme Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.18 | — |
| 1991 | 16.13 | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 14.46 | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 13.98 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 13.97 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 13.4 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 12.86 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 12.63 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 12.82 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 11.81 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 11.57 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 11.39 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.51 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.96 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 13.02 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.87 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.69 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 12.22 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 11.77 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.9 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 10.77 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.01 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 11.92 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 11.91 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 11.6 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.32 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 12.77 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 12.38 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 11.97 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.26 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 10.67 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 9.97 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 13 | +30.5% |
| 2024 | 12.57 | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 in MENA Programme Region 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 | +30.5% | 9.97 | 13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.12 | 11.81 | 19.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.09 | 10.9 | 13.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.79 | 10.77 | 12.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3 | 9.97 | 13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MENA Programme Region
More health data for MENA Programme Region
- Number of births 10,741 (2100)
- Life expectancy 84.03 (2100)
- Children population as proportion of total population 20.59 (2100)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 84 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 83 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 89 (2025)
- Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 87 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 159,318 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 13.81 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.79 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in MENA Programme Region?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in MENA Programme Region was 12.57 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The highest recorded value was 19.18 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.97 in 2022.
- How does MENA Programme Region rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- MENA Programme Region ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in MENA Programme Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MENA Programme Region data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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