Mortality rate age 5-24 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Mortality rate age 5-24 was 19.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded 19.98 for mortality rate age 5-24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 34.95 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.98, in 2024.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 8th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.98 | — |
| 1991 | 31.53 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 31.1 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 30.71 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 30.32 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 29.99 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 29.65 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 31.94 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 34.95 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 28.74 | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 28.39 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 28.1 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 27.86 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 27.53 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 27.25 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 26.94 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 26.59 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 26.32 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 25.9 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 25.8 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.2 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 24.83 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 24.46 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 24.11 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 23.78 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 24.99 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 24.23 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 22.67 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 22.32 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 21.98 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 21.6 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.16 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 20.76 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 20.37 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 19.98 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.09 | 28.74 | 34.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.07 | 25.8 | 28.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.86 | 21.98 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.77 | 19.98 | 21.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 5 Sierra Leone 53.81 compare
- 6 Niger 53.34 compare
- 7 Central African Republic 52.99 compare
- 8 Chad 50.85 compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 47.81 compare
- 10 Guinea 45.09 compare
- 11 Cameroon 44.17 compare
More health data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 5,666 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 36.17 (2024)
- Infant deaths 9,143 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 10.8 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 11,484 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 28.8 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,341 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 19.98 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.95 in 1998.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.98 in 2024.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 8th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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