Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 19,606 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Ethiopia stood at 19,606. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Ethiopia peaked at 29,740 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19,606, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,685 | — |
| 1991 | 26,967 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 27,966 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 28,578 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 28,980 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 29,142 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 29,019 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 28,588 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 27,942 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 29,740 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 26,726 | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 26,355 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 26,248 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26,337 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 26,504 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 26,556 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 26,476 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 26,212 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 25,849 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 25,420 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 24,873 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 24,325 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 23,682 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 22,982 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 22,275 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 21,618 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 21,147 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 20,863 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 20,683 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 20,521 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 20,496 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 24,741 | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 24,487 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 19,877 | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 19,606 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,561 | 26,967 | 29,740 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,268 | 25,420 | 26,726 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,297 | 20,521 | 24,873 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,841 | 19,606 | 24,741 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 587,015 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Ethiopia?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Ethiopia was 19,606 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 29,740 in 1999.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,606 in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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