Mortality rate age 5-24 in MENA Programme Region
MENA Programme Region: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 18.11 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in MENA Programme Region, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-24 in MENA Programme Region is 18.11, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in MENA Programme Region peaked at 32.03 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.22, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-24 in MENA Programme Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.03 | — |
| 1991 | 26.75 | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 24.21 | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 23.29 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 22.87 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 21.92 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 21.02 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 20.45 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 21.66 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 19.06 | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 18.58 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 18.17 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 18.07 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 20.24 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 19.83 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.58 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.8 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 18.05 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 17.7 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 16.56 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 16.32 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.56 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 17.68 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 17.58 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17.12 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 17.79 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 17.93 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 17.45 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.93 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 15.92 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 15.11 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 14.64 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 14.22 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 19.09 | +34.2% |
| 2024 | 18.11 | -5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-24 in MENA Programme Region 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 | +34.2% | 14.22 | 19.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.33 | 19.06 | 32.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.56 | 16.56 | 20.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.13 | 15.92 | 17.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.23 | 14.22 | 19.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MENA Programme Region
More health data for MENA Programme Region
- Number of births 10,741 (2100)
- Life expectancy 84.03 (2100)
- Children population as proportion of total population 20.59 (2100)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 84 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 83 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 89 (2025)
- Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 87 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 159,318 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 13.81 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.79 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in MENA Programme Region?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in MENA Programme Region was 18.11 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The highest recorded value was 32.03 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.22 in 2022.
- How does MENA Programme Region rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- MENA Programme Region ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in MENA Programme Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MENA Programme Region data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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