Number of youth deaths in Ireland
Ireland: Number of youth deaths was 247 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 247 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Ireland peaked at 625 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 247 deaths, in 2024.
That places Ireland 149th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 625 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 589 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 546 deaths | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 503 deaths | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 474 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 460 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 460 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 467 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 474 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 472 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 465 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 459 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 451 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 432 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 407 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 380 deaths | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 365 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 370 deaths | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 378 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 380 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 371 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 361 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 348 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 331 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 314 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 298 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 285 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 270 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 261 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 256 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 249 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 255 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 254 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 248 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 247 deaths | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 507 deaths | 460 deaths | 625 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 408.7 deaths | 365 deaths | 465 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 309.5 deaths | 256 deaths | 371 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 250.6 deaths | 247 deaths | 255 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Ireland?
- Number of youth deaths in Ireland was 247 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 625 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 247 deaths in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for number of youth deaths?
- Ireland ranks 149th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.