Mortality rate age 20-24 in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Mortality rate age 20-24 was 5.31 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 20-24 in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 5.31 for mortality rate age 20-24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 20-24 in Southern Asia peaked at 13.05 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.31, in 2024.
Southern Asia ranks 15th 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 20-24 in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.05 | — |
| 1991 | 12.91 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 12.48 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 12.06 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 11.99 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.8 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 11.6 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 11.43 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 11.29 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.03 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 10.8 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 10.51 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.22 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 10 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 9.74 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 9.56 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.21 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 8.99 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.76 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.5 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 8.12 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 7.8 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.48 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 7.13 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 6.88 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 6.66 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.41 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.33 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.19 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 6.02 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.88 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.84 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.46 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 5.37 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.31 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.96 | 11.03 | 13.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.63 | 8.5 | 10.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9 | 6.02 | 8.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 | 5.31 | 5.88 | 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)
- Under-five deaths 1.21 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 4.42 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 764,546 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 158,527 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 20-24 in Southern Asia?
- Mortality rate age 20-24 in Southern Asia was 5.31 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.05 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 in 2024.
- How does Southern Asia rank for mortality rate age 20-24?
- Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 20-24 rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 20-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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