Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in India
India: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 89,863 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in India, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
India recorded 89,863 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 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in India peaked at 190,823 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 89,863, in 2024.
That places India 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 180,423 | — |
| 1991 | 180,404 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 180,785 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 181,289 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 182,120 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 183,519 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 185,384 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 187,219 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 188,993 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 190,326 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 190,823 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 190,475 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 189,405 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 187,372 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 184,651 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 181,150 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 176,958 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 172,040 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 166,483 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 160,381 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 153,968 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 147,291 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 140,418 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 133,588 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 127,278 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 121,498 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 116,686 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 112,589 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 109,028 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 105,869 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 102,903 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 99,669 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 96,242 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 92,875 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 89,863 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 184,046 | 180,404 | 190,326 | 10 |
| 2000s | 179,974 | 160,381 | 190,823 | 10 |
| 2010s | 126,821 | 105,869 | 153,968 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,310 | 89,863 | 102,903 | 5 |
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More education data for India
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in India?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in India was 89,863 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 190,823 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,863 in 2024.
- How does India rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- India ranks 1st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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