Mortality rate age 5-24 in World

World: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 16.39 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.39
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
31.91
in 1994
All-time low
16.39
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 5-24 in World, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 31.21991: 311992: 30.51993: 30.21994: 31.91995: 28.71996: 28.51997: 281998: 28.21999: 272000: 26.22001: 25.72002: 252003: 24.52004: 24.52005: 23.52006: 22.62007: 22.12008: 21.92009: 21.52010: 20.62011: 20.12012: 19.42013: 192014: 18.82015: 18.52016: 18.32017: 18.12018: 17.52019: 17.32020: 16.82021: 172022: 17.32023: 16.72024: 16.4

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate age 5-24 in World stood at 16.39. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in World peaked at 31.91 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 16.39, in 2024.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate age 5-24 in World, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in World, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 31.19
1991 31.01 -0.6%
1992 30.47 -1.7%
1993 30.16 -1.0%
1994 31.91 +5.8%
1995 28.69 -10.1%
1996 28.5 -0.7%
1997 27.98 -1.8%
1998 28.15 +0.6%
1999 27.03 -4.0%
2000 26.17 -3.2%
2001 25.73 -1.7%
2002 25.04 -2.7%
2003 24.53 -2.1%
2004 24.48 -0.2%
2005 23.45 -4.2%
2006 22.63 -3.5%
2007 22.06 -2.5%
2008 21.86 -0.9%
2009 21.51 -1.6%
2010 20.6 -4.2%
2011 20.15 -2.2%
2012 19.43 -3.6%
2013 18.95 -2.4%
2014 18.79 -0.9%
2015 18.52 -1.4%
2016 18.28 -1.3%
2017 18.09 -1.0%
2018 17.45 -3.5%
2019 17.26 -1.1%
2020 16.81 -2.6%
2021 16.97 +1.0%
2022 17.34 +2.2%
2023 16.72 -3.6%
2024 16.39 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.51 27.03 31.91 10
2000s 23.75 21.51 26.17 10
2010s 18.75 17.26 20.6 10
2020s 16.85 16.39 17.34 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Palestine 130.39 compare
  2. 2 Somalia 63.79 compare
  3. 3 South Sudan 57.59 compare
  4. 4 Sudan 55.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 5-24 in World?
Mortality rate age 5-24 in World was 16.39 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 31.91 in 1994.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 16.39 in 2024.
How does World rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
Mortality rate age 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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