Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years was 14.16 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2024
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. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 14.16 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 39.28 per 1,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.16 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.81 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 31.77 per 1,000 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 31.61 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 31.61 per 1,000 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 39.28 per 1,000 | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 28.91 per 1,000 | -26.4% |
| 1996 | 29.76 per 1,000 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 28.93 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 29.2 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 27.67 per 1,000 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 26.09 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 25.68 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 24.38 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 23.75 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.24 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 21.83 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 20.83 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 20.11 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 19.59 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 20.55 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 19.57 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 18.92 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 17.62 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 17.07 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 17.03 per 1,000 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.42 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.11 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.09 per 1,000 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.58 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.76 per 1,000 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.02 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 15.62 per 1,000 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 16.32 per 1,000 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 14.55 per 1,000 | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 14.16 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -26.4% | 39.28 per 1,000 | 28.91 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.06 per 1,000 | 27.67 per 1,000 | 39.28 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6 per 1,000 | 19.59 per 1,000 | 26.09 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.02 per 1,000 | 15.58 per 1,000 | 19.57 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.13 per 1,000 | 14.16 per 1,000 | 16.32 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 4 South Sudan 23.4 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Chad 23.1 per 1,000 compare
- 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.7 per 1,000 compare
- 7 Niger 21.2 per 1,000 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 20.3 per 1,000 compare
- 8 Sudan 20.3 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Liberia 18.4 per 1,000 compare
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0606 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 14.16 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.28 per 1,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.16 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.