Number of youth deaths in Djibouti
Djibouti: Number of youth deaths was 1,428 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Djibouti, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Djibouti is 1,428 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Djibouti peaked at 3,005 deaths in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,428 deaths, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,689 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,877 deaths | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 3,005 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 2,943 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 2,875 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2,850 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,792 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 2,749 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2,740 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,771 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2,788 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,799 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,798 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,781 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,719 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,625 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 2,532 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 2,444 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,360 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2,285 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2,220 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,155 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 2,090 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2,026 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1,967 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,903 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,839 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1,778 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,724 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1,665 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,610 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1,563 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,510 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,464 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1,428 deaths | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,829 deaths | 2,689 deaths | 3,005 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,613 deaths | 2,285 deaths | 2,799 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,937 deaths | 1,665 deaths | 2,220 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,515 deaths | 1,428 deaths | 1,610 deaths | 5 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Djibouti?
- Number of youth deaths in Djibouti was 1,428 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 3,005 deaths in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,428 deaths in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for number of youth deaths?
- Djibouti ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.