Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in North America
North America: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years was 3.4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in North America, 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 North America is 3.4 per 1,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in North America peaked at 5.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3 per 1,000, in 2012.
North America ranks 35th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 North America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.11 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | 5.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 per 1,000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 3.7 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -0.5906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in North America?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years in North America was 3.4 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 per 1,000 in 2012.
- How does North America rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years?
- North America ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.