Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in World

World: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female was 249,037 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
249,037
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
407,416
in 1994
All-time low
249,037
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in World, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200720241990: 345.6k1991: 353.1k1992: 361.8k1993: 371.0k1994: 407.4k1995: 377.8k1996: 380.9k1997: 382.1k1998: 387.7k1999: 382.2k2000: 380.5k2001: 381.0k2002: 380.3k2003: 378.4k2004: 379.5k2005: 368.4k2006: 359.1k2007: 350.8k2008: 346.0k2009: 337.2k2010: 328.0k2011: 314.6k2012: 301.0k2013: 290.0k2014: 281.2k2015: 273.5k2016: 266.1k2017: 261.1k2018: 254.6k2019: 251.6k2020: 249.9k2021: 252.1k2022: 254.1k2023: 251.3k2024: 249.0k

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

World recorded 249,037 for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in World peaked at 407,416 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 249,037, in 2024.

That places World 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in World, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in World, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 345,566
1991 353,080 +2.2%
1992 361,827 +2.5%
1993 371,016 +2.5%
1994 407,416 +9.8%
1995 377,778 -7.3%
1996 380,948 +0.8%
1997 382,142 +0.3%
1998 387,744 +1.5%
1999 382,167 -1.4%
2000 380,458 -0.4%
2001 381,035 +0.2%
2002 380,268 -0.2%
2003 378,355 -0.5%
2004 379,538 +0.3%
2005 368,377 -2.9%
2006 359,112 -2.5%
2007 350,847 -2.3%
2008 345,983 -1.4%
2009 337,240 -2.5%
2010 328,048 -2.7%
2011 314,626 -4.1%
2012 300,969 -4.3%
2013 289,994 -3.6%
2014 281,184 -3.0%
2015 273,489 -2.7%
2016 266,144 -2.7%
2017 261,061 -1.9%
2018 254,636 -2.5%
2019 251,608 -1.2%
2020 249,921 -0.7%
2021 252,128 +0.9%
2022 254,079 +0.8%
2023 251,264 -1.1%
2024 249,037 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 374,968 345,566 407,416 10
2000s 366,121 337,240 381,035 10
2010s 282,176 251,608 328,048 10
2020s 251,286 249,037 254,079 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 52,752 compare
  2. 2 Nigeria 17,450 compare
  3. 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16,220 compare
  4. 4 China 8,961 compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

More health data for World

All data for World →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in World?
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in World was 249,037 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 407,416 in 1994.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 249,037 in 2024.
How does World rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female?
World ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in World. Statizoid, drawing on Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-deaths-ages-20-24-years-female/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-deaths-ages-20-24-years-female/world/">Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female in World</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Number of deaths of female youths ages 20-24 years