Number of deaths among adolescents in EMR
EMR: Number of deaths among adolescents was 52,267 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
52,267
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
9th
of 17 groups
All-time high
60,421
in 2011
All-time low
45,625
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths among adolescents in EMR, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
EMR recorded 52,267 for number of deaths among adolescents in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in EMR peaked at 60,421 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45,625, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among adolescents in EMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55,011 | — |
| 1991 | 55,529 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 55,073 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 54,912 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 49,675 | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 49,895 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 49,885 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 49,763 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 54,612 | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 49,510 | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 49,344 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 49,186 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 49,137 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 52,725 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 50,711 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 58,615 | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 49,708 | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 49,162 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 49,559 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 48,932 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 50,078 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 60,421 | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 50,880 | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 48,735 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 48,171 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 47,922 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 46,913 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 48,008 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 47,022 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 45,625 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 45,717 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 45,951 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 48,097 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 54,223 | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 52,267 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,386 | 49,510 | 55,529 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,708 | 48,932 | 58,615 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,378 | 45,625 | 60,421 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,251 | 45,717 | 54,223 | 5 |
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- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 35.06 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 42.13 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 167.38 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 3.61 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 66,236 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 209.65 (2023)
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- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 172.72 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among adolescents in EMR?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in EMR was 52,267 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 60,421 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,625 in 2019.
- How does EMR rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- EMR ranks 9th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EMR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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