Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in World
World: Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years was 2.84 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2.84
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
2nd
of 7 groups
All-time high
5.11
in 1991
All-time low
2.84
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in World, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
World recorded 2.84 for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in World peaked at 5.11 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.84, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.09 | — |
| 1991 | 5.11 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.91 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 4.86 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.94 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.64 | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 4.52 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.39 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 4.28 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.15 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.03 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 3.94 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.88 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.85 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.91 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.81 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.64 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.51 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 3.61 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.37 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.3 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.24 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.18 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.06 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.94 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.89 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.84 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.69 | 4.15 | 5.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8 | 3.51 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 | 2.89 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.84 | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Niger 12.86 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 12.39 compare
- 3 Chad 10.91 compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 10.64 compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.51 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in World?
- Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years in World was 2.84 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 in 2020.
- How does World rank for mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- World ranks 2nd out of 7 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years (per 1000 children aged 10). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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