Mortality rate age 5-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 16.79 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 16.79 for mortality rate age 5-24 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 28.72 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.87, in 2022.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.72 | — |
| 1991 | 26.12 | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 24.2 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 23.59 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 23.08 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 22.33 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 21.04 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 20.42 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 21.56 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 19.66 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 18.34 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 17.77 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 17.49 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 18.21 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 18.82 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 18.36 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 17.37 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 16.37 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 15.87 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 14.61 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 14.42 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.77 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.05 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 16.08 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.72 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 16.37 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 16.45 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.9 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 15.31 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.32 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 13.72 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 13.19 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 12.87 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 18.75 | +45.7% |
| 2024 | 16.79 | -10.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia 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 | +45.7% | 12.87 | 18.75 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.07 | 19.66 | 28.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.32 | 14.61 | 18.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.54 | 14.32 | 16.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.06 | 12.87 | 18.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 21.54 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 157,513 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.14 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 305,786 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 52,963 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 16.79 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.72 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.87 in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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