Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 68,397 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
68,397
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
33rd
of 47 groups
All-time high
85,917
in 2017
All-time low
57,282
in 1993
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 72.6k1991: 65.2k1992: 61.9k1993: 57.3k1994: 61.5k1995: 59.4k1996: 58.8k1997: 59.6k1998: 61.4k1999: 59.5k2000: 60.3k2001: 61.1k2002: 61.0k2003: 67.7k2004: 68.1k2005: 74.8k2006: 75.4k2007: 76.7k2008: 72.9k2009: 70.0k2010: 70.2k2011: 72.4k2012: 78.1k2013: 76.4k2014: 75.9k2015: 81.0k2016: 84.3k2017: 85.9k2018: 85.2k2019: 80.7k2020: 77.5k2021: 78.9k2022: 67.8k2023: 68.8k2024: 68.4k

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 68,397.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 85,917 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57,282, in 1993.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 72,606
1991 65,218 -10.2%
1992 61,899 -5.1%
1993 57,282 -7.5%
1994 61,452 +7.3%
1995 59,424 -3.3%
1996 58,796 -1.1%
1997 59,600 +1.4%
1998 61,386 +3.0%
1999 59,480 -3.1%
2000 60,295 +1.4%
2001 61,081 +1.3%
2002 60,977 -0.2%
2003 67,737 +11.1%
2004 68,109 +0.5%
2005 74,765 +9.8%
2006 75,424 +0.9%
2007 76,733 +1.7%
2008 72,946 -4.9%
2009 70,010 -4.0%
2010 70,178 +0.2%
2011 72,354 +3.1%
2012 78,086 +7.9%
2013 76,399 -2.2%
2014 75,912 -0.6%
2015 81,028 +6.7%
2016 84,258 +4.0%
2017 85,917 +2.0%
2018 85,202 -0.8%
2019 80,720 -5.3%
2020 77,531 -4.0%
2021 78,882 +1.7%
2022 67,827 -14.0%
2023 68,787 +1.4%
2024 68,397 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61,714 57,282 72,606 10
2000s 68,808 60,295 76,733 10
2010s 79,005 70,178 85,917 10
2020s 72,285 67,827 78,882 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 68,397 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 85,917 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 57,282 in 1993.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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Indicator
Number of deaths ages 20-24 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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