Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Australia
Australia: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 423 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Australia recorded 423 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Australia peaked at 916 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 423, in 2024.
Australia ranks 97th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 916 | — |
| 1991 | 834 | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 767 | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 725 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 709 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 716 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 735 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 749 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 751 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 735 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 699 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 652 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 610 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 579 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 561 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 548 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 538 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 530 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 520 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 508 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 495 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 481 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 469 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 458 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 447 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 441 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 444 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 451 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 462 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 469 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 466 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 460 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 451 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 438 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 423 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 763.7 | 709 | 916 | 10 |
| 2000s | 574.5 | 508 | 699 | 10 |
| 2010s | 461.7 | 441 | 495 | 10 |
| 2020s | 447.6 | 423 | 466 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 94 Spain 447 compare
- 95 Gambia 442 compare
- 96 East Timor 439 compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 407 compare
- 99 El Salvador 403 compare
- 100 Equatorial Guinea 360 compare
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,796 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,978 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 781,455 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Australia?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Australia was 423 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 916 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 423 in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Australia ranks 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years