Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Australia
Australia: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 609 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Australia is 609, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Australia peaked at 1,234 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 609, in 2024.
Australia ranks 94th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,234 | — |
| 1991 | 1,186 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 1,148 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1,126 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,119 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,127 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,133 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,124 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,094 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,040 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 967 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 896 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 843 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 814 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 799 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 789 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 781 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 772 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 764 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 755 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 743 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 729 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 714 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 700 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 689 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 689 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 700 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 721 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 746 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 760 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 748 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 719 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 685 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 643 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 609 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,133 | 1,040 | 1,234 | 10 |
| 2000s | 818 | 755 | 967 | 10 |
| 2010s | 719.1 | 689 | 760 | 10 |
| 2020s | 680.8 | 609 | 748 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Australia?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Australia was 609 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 20-24 years recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,234 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 609 in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Australia ranks 94th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years