Mortality rate age 20-24 in MENA Programme Region
MENA Programme Region: Mortality rate age 20-24 was 7.33 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 20-24 in MENA Programme Region, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 20-24 in MENA Programme Region is 7.33, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 20-24 in MENA Programme Region peaked at 10.84 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.6, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 20-24 in MENA Programme Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.84 | — |
| 1991 | 9.02 | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 7.99 | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 7.74 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 7.83 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 7.48 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 7.16 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 7.08 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 7.2 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.62 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 6.5 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 6.41 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.53 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.44 | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 7.61 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 7.49 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.4 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.06 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 6.68 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 6.07 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 5.97 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.13 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 6.74 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 6.71 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.5 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 7 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 7.39 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 7.12 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.87 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.44 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.07 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 5.83 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.6 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 7.56 | +34.8% |
| 2024 | 7.33 | -3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 20-24 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 | +34.8% | 5.6 | 7.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9 | 6.62 | 10.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.92 | 6.07 | 7.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.69 | 5.97 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 | 5.6 | 7.56 | 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 20-24 in MENA Programme Region?
- Mortality rate age 20-24 in MENA Programme Region was 7.33 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 in 2022.
- How does MENA Programme Region rank for mortality rate age 20-24?
- MENA Programme Region ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 20-24 rising or falling in MENA Programme Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 20-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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