Mortality rate age 5-24 in Ireland
Ireland: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 3.27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Ireland, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-24 in Ireland is 3.27, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Ireland peaked at 8.69 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.27, in 2024.
That places Ireland 194th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.07 | — |
| 1991 | 7.99 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 7.92 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 7.92 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.03 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 8.23 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.45 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 8.62 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 8.69 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.58 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.35 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 8.04 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.71 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.43 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.21 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.02 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 6.82 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 6.57 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 6.29 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 6 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.69 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 5.36 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 5.02 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 4.68 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 4.35 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 4.05 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 3.78 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.57 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 3.42 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.33 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.28 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.27 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.28 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.29 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.27 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.25 | 7.92 | 8.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.14 | 6 | 8.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 | 3.33 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 | 3.27 | 3.29 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.89 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 20 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0884 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8627 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Ireland?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Ireland was 3.27 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 in 1998.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Ireland ranks 194th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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