Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
130.39
Palestine
Lowest
2.1
Luxembourg
Median
12.18
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,225
What the numbers show
Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 130.39 in Palestine; the lowest is 2.1 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.18, and the mean is 15.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 62.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 165 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 622.2%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 75.3%).
Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 130.39 | 2024 | up 622.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Somalia | 63.79 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 3 | South Sudan | 57.59 | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Sudan | 55.19 | 2024 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 53.81 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 53.34 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 52.99 | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Chad | 50.85 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 47.81 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea | 45.09 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 11 | Cameroon | 44.17 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 12 | Liberia | 40.74 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 13 | Mali | 38.67 | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 14 | Benin | 37.71 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 37.3 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 16 | East Timor | 37 | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 36.79 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 36 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 19 | Madagascar | 35.15 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 34.74 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 21 | Djibouti | 34.67 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 22 | Ukraine | 33.98 | 2024 | up 212.0% | falling |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.78 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 24 | Burundi | 32.74 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Eswatini | 32.53 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 31.99 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29.68 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 28 | Uganda | 28.01 | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 29 | Haiti | 27.89 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 27.46 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 31 | Mozambique | 25.99 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 32 | Togo | 25.92 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 33 | Kiribati | 25.91 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 34 | Gambia | 25.44 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 35 | Venezuela | 25.13 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 36 | Eritrea | 24.74 | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 24.6 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 38 | Ecuador | 24.53 | 2024 | up 66.2% | falling |
| 39 | Ghana | 24.07 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 23.9 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 41 | Namibia | 23.82 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 42 | Tanzania | 23.49 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 21.83 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 21.46 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 45 | Zambia | 21.18 | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 46 | Mauritania | 20.14 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 47 | Palau | 20.08 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.5 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 49 | Congo | 19.47 | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 19.4 | 2024 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 51 | Botswana | 19.13 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 52 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.87 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 53 | Lebanon | 18.75 | 2024 | up 106.4% | falling |
| 54 | Kenya | 18.71 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 55 | Gabon | 18.6 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 56 | Yemen | 18.17 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 57 | Bhutan | 18.03 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 58 | Lesotho | 17.66 | 2024 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 59 | Guatemala | 17.66 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 60 | Belize | 17.47 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 61 | Marshall Islands | 16.84 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 62 | Senegal | 16.78 | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.32 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 64 | Russia | 16.32 | 2024 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 65 | Myanmar | 16.12 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 66 | Laos | 15.69 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 67 | Niue | 15.64 | 2024 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 68 | Thailand | 15.61 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 69 | Guyana | 15.48 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 70 | Brazil | 15.25 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 71 | Micronesia (country) | 15.14 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 72 | El Salvador | 14.94 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 73 | Comoros | 14.93 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 74 | Philippines | 14.7 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 75 | Fiji | 14.55 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 14.33 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 14.3 | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 78 | Suriname | 14.16 | 2024 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 79 | Colombia | 14.1 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 14.09 | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 81 | Honduras | 14.09 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 13.95 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 83 | Pakistan | 13.81 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 13.75 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 85 | Nepal | 13.64 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 86 | Jamaica | 13.63 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 87 | Iran | 13.62 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 88 | Indonesia | 13.53 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 89 | Rwanda | 13.23 | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Cambodia | 13.04 | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.87 | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 12.82 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 93 | Dominica | 12.8 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 94 | Mexico | 12.71 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 95 | India | 12.69 | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 96 | Iraq | 12.66 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 97 | North Korea | 12.57 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 98 | Panama | 12.45 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 99 | Bolivia | 12.36 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 12.21 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 101 | Bahamas | 12.18 | 2024 | down 41.5% | flat |
| 102 | Paraguay | 12.07 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 11.99 | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 104 | Syria | 11.83 | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Egypt | 11.47 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 11.43 | 2024 | up 32.5% | flat |
| 107 | Mongolia | 11.39 | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 108 | Uruguay | 11.26 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 109 | Cook Islands | 11.19 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 11.15 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 10.39 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 112 | Seychelles | 9.88 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 113 | Peru | 9.75 | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 114 | Tonga | 9.75 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 115 | Tunisia | 9.5 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 9.48 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 117 | Argentina | 9.43 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 118 | Grenada | 9.21 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritius | 9.2 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 120 | Algeria | 9.11 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 121 | Moldova | 9.06 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 9.03 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 123 | Samoa | 8.99 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.8 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 125 | Malaysia | 8.48 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 126 | United States | 8.45 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 127 | Cuba | 8.37 | 2024 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 128 | Vietnam | 8.33 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 129 | Oman | 8.25 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 130 | Nauru | 8.23 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 131 | Libya | 8.04 | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 132 | Montserrat | 7.72 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 133 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.66 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 134 | Georgia | 7.4 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 135 | Anguilla | 7.21 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 136 | Turkey | 7.07 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 137 | Croatia | 6.96 | 2024 | up 42.3% | falling |
| 138 | Barbados | 6.95 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 139 | Morocco | 6.93 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 140 | Chile | 6.91 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.7 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 6.65 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 6.63 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 144 | Montenegro | 6.6 | 2024 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.5 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 146 | Armenia | 6.41 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 147 | Brunei | 6.13 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 148 | Latvia | 5.86 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 149 | Tajikistan | 5.77 | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.77 | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Canada | 5.69 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 5.61 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 153 | Bahrain | 5.6 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 154 | Poland | 5.59 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 155 | Estonia | 5.5 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 156 | Serbia | 5.47 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 157 | Sri Lanka | 5.45 | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Romania | 5.44 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 159 | Lithuania | 5.43 | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 160 | New Zealand | 5.41 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 161 | Finland | 5.33 | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 162 | China | 5.29 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 163 | Kuwait | 5.28 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 5 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 165 | Albania | 4.96 | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 166 | Slovakia | 4.93 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 167 | Qatar | 4.78 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 168 | Maldives | 4.62 | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 169 | Belarus | 4.51 | 2024 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 170 | Czechia | 4.46 | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 171 | Austria | 4.45 | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 172 | Australia and New Zealand | 4.25 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 173 | Hungary | 4.17 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 174 | Jordan | 4.05 | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 175 | Australia | 4.01 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 176 | Greece | 3.96 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 177 | Japan | 3.95 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 178 | United Kingdom | 3.93 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 179 | France | 3.92 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 180 | South Korea | 3.92 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 181 | Portugal | 3.89 | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Israel | 3.89 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 183 | Norway | 3.86 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 184 | Monaco | 3.8 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 185 | Germany | 3.72 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 186 | Cyprus | 3.68 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 187 | Andorra | 3.64 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 188 | Sweden | 3.6 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 189 | Singapore | 3.49 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 190 | Iceland | 3.46 | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 191 | Netherlands | 3.42 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 192 | Malta | 3.3 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 193 | Belgium | 3.29 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 194 | Ireland | 3.27 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 195 | Switzerland | 3.27 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 196 | Italy | 3.2 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 197 | Slovenia | 3.16 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 198 | Spain | 3.1 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 199 | Denmark | 2.83 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 200 | San Marino | 2.26 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 2.1 | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- West and Central Africa 38.41
- World 16.39
- World Bank Low Income 37.44
- Sub-Saharan Africa 33.87
- Least developed countries 30.16
- Eastern and Southern Africa 29.25
- Landlocked developing countries 26.79
- Northern Africa 20.3
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 19.98
- Small Island Developing States 18.37
- World Bank Lower-Middle Income 17.57
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 16.79
- Latin America and the Caribbean 14.53
- Latin America and Caribbean 14.53
- Western Asia 13.65
- South Asia 13.62
- Southern Asia 13.61
- Central and Southern Asia 13.52
- South-Eastern Asia 13.24
- Middle East and North Africa 13.16
- Eastern Europe and Central Asia 12.48
- Central Asia 11.03
- Oceania 10.7
- World Bank Upper-Middle Income 10.1
- East Asia and Pacific 8.35
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 8.3
- North America 8.19
- Northern America 8.19
- Europe and Central Asia 8.15
- Europe and Northern America 7.92
- Europe 7.76
- World Bank High Income 6.88
- Eastern Asia 5.33
- Western Europe 3.84