Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 17,735 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 17,735.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 34,072 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11,093, in 2021.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,040 | — |
| 1991 | 22,907 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 32,187 | +40.5% |
| 1993 | 34,072 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 27,672 | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 26,758 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 24,564 | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 24,089 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 23,754 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 24,929 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 23,643 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 23,075 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 22,490 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 21,942 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 21,493 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 21,221 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 21,123 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 20,857 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 20,279 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 18,995 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 18,093 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 17,194 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 16,359 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 15,538 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 15,531 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,429 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 13,717 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 12,941 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 12,147 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 11,560 | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 12,193 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 11,093 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 14,990 | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 17,320 | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 17,735 | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +40.5% | 22,907 | 32,187 |
| 2022 | +35.1% | 11,093 | 14,990 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,297 | 22,040 | 34,072 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,512 | 18,995 | 23,643 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,751 | 11,560 | 18,093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,666 | 11,093 | 17,735 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 17,735 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 34,072 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,093 in 2021.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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