Mortality rate age 5-24 in World
World: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 16.39 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.39
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
31.91
in 1994
All-time low
16.39
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990β2024
Mortality rate age 5-24 in World, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
World recorded 16.39 for mortality rate age 5-24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for World
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5027 units per person (2025)
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, female 4.09 billion (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 37.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 16.0% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.5% (2025)
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 2nd out of 3 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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