Mortality rate age 5-24 in Western Asia
Western Asia: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 13.65 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Western Asia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 13.65 for mortality rate age 5-24 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Western Asia peaked at 28.15 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.08, in 2022.
Western Asia ranks 14th of 33 groups on this measure, 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.15 | — |
| 1991 | 24.06 | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 21.22 | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 20.95 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 20.25 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 19.78 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 18.34 | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 17.7 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 17.08 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 18.01 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 16.06 | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 15.58 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.97 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 15.67 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 15.8 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.46 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 16.31 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 15.66 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 13.86 | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 12.55 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 12.24 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 12.71 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 15.51 | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 15.71 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.08 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 16.56 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 16.91 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 16.21 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 15.29 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 13.51 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 12.49 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 11.62 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 11.08 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 16.15 | +45.8% |
| 2024 | 13.65 | -15.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-24 in 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 | +45.8% | 11.08 | 16.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.55 | 17.08 | 28.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.19 | 12.55 | 16.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.97 | 12.24 | 16.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 11.08 | 16.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More health data for Western Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -5.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 117,447 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.71 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 63,149 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 15,308 (2024)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Western Asia?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Western Asia was 13.65 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.15 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.08 in 2022.
- How does Western Asia rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Western Asia ranks 14th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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