Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in United States of America

United States of America: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 11,808 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11,808
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
11th
of 197 countries
All-time high
15,189
in 1990
All-time low
9,803
in 2013
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in United States of America, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 15.2k1991: 14.8k1992: 14.8k1993: 15.0k1994: 15.2k1995: 15.1k1996: 14.9k1997: 14.5k1998: 14.2k1999: 13.9k2000: 13.8k2001: 13.8k2002: 13.8k2003: 13.8k2004: 13.8k2005: 13.9k2006: 13.8k2007: 13.4k2008: 12.7k2009: 11.8k2010: 11.0k2011: 10.3k2012: 9.9k2013: 9.8k2014: 9.9k2015: 10.1k2016: 10.5k2017: 10.9k2018: 11.3k2019: 11.8k2020: 12.5k2021: 13.1k2022: 13.3k2023: 12.7k2024: 11.8k

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 United States of America stood at 11,808.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in United States of America peaked at 15,189 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,803, in 2013.

That places United States of America 11th out of 197 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in United States of America, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 15,189
1991 14,822 -2.4%
1992 14,777 -0.3%
1993 15,007 +1.6%
1994 15,188 +1.2%
1995 15,137 -0.3%
1996 14,870 -1.8%
1997 14,498 -2.5%
1998 14,155 -2.4%
1999 13,899 -1.8%
2000 13,785 -0.8%
2001 13,762 -0.2%
2002 13,758 -0.0%
2003 13,779 +0.2%
2004 13,838 +0.4%
2005 13,899 +0.4%
2006 13,824 -0.5%
2007 13,424 -2.9%
2008 12,669 -5.6%
2009 11,780 -7.0%
2010 10,969 -6.9%
2011 10,342 -5.7%
2012 9,946 -3.8%
2013 9,803 -1.4%
2014 9,879 +0.8%
2015 10,142 +2.7%
2016 10,526 +3.8%
2017 10,901 +3.6%
2018 11,261 +3.3%
2019 11,756 +4.4%
2020 12,452 +5.9%
2021 13,141 +5.5%
2022 13,332 +1.5%
2023 12,722 -4.6%
2024 11,808 -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,754 13,899 15,189 10
2000s 13,452 11,780 13,899 10
2010s 10,552 9,803 11,756 10
2020s 12,691 11,808 13,332 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 8 Pakistan 17,321 compare
  2. 9 Sudan 16,899 compare
  3. 10 Brazil 14,147 compare
  4. 12 Afghanistan 10,959 compare
  5. 13 Philippines 9,791 compare
  6. 14 Mexico 8,720 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in United States of America?
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in United States of America was 11,808 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 15,189 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 9,803 in 2013.
How does United States of America rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
United States of America ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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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Indicator
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
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