Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in OECD members
OECD members: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 37,449 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in OECD members, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 37,449 for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in OECD members peaked at 71,700 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36,473, in 2015.
OECD members ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71,700 | — |
| 1991 | 70,422 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 69,052 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 67,708 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 66,333 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 65,563 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 63,705 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 62,201 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 60,453 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 60,028 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 56,928 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 55,094 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 53,065 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 50,983 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 49,088 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 47,584 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 46,510 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 45,675 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 44,902 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 44,010 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 42,782 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 41,733 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 39,416 | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 37,825 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 36,784 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 36,473 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 36,673 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 37,002 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 37,329 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 37,813 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 38,485 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 39,145 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 39,337 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 41,200 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 37,449 | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,716 | 60,028 | 71,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,384 | 44,010 | 56,928 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,383 | 36,473 | 42,782 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,123 | 37,449 | 41,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 4,470 compare
- 32 Ghana 4,344 compare
- 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4,180 compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 4,162 compare
- 35 Thailand 4,093 compare
- 36 Yemen 3,897 compare
- 37 Guinea 3,848 compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in OECD members?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in OECD members was 37,449 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 71,700 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,473 in 2015.
- How does OECD members rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- OECD members ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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