Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in World
World: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 561,362 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in World, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
World recorded 561,362 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 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in World peaked at 867,059 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 561,362, in 2024.
World ranks 1st of 45 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 809,978 | — |
| 1991 | 802,302 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 799,413 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 797,790 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 867,059 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 780,153 | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 783,426 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 781,150 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 794,392 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 778,741 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 764,586 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 761,377 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 753,830 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 747,979 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 751,534 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 732,395 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 714,392 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 698,950 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 689,767 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 682,924 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 654,879 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 637,737 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 621,991 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 609,251 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 606,121 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 600,337 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 595,900 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 592,686 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 578,820 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 576,272 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 563,895 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 569,469 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 582,590 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 567,718 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 561,362 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 799,440 | 778,741 | 867,059 | 10 |
| 2000s | 729,773 | 682,924 | 764,586 | 10 |
| 2010s | 607,399 | 576,272 | 654,879 | 10 |
| 2020s | 569,007 | 561,362 | 582,590 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in World?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in World was 561,362 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 867,059 in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 561,362 in 2024.
- How does World rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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