Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in United States of America
United States of America: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 19,941 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19,941
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
10th
of 197 countries
All-time high
23,501
in 2021
All-time low
17,734
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 19,941.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in United States of America peaked at 23,501 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17,734, in 1998.
United States of America ranks 10th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,453 | — |
| 1991 | 21,255 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 21,092 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 20,923 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 20,550 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 19,730 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 18,708 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 18,008 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 17,734 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 17,765 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 18,141 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 18,726 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 19,328 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 19,871 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 20,348 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 20,758 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 20,989 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 20,829 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 20,296 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 19,703 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 19,319 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 19,200 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 19,290 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19,572 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 19,952 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 20,336 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20,717 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 21,019 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 21,273 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 21,780 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 22,695 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 23,501 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 23,237 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 21,646 | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 19,941 | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,722 | 17,734 | 21,453 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,899 | 18,141 | 20,989 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,246 | 19,200 | 21,780 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,204 | 19,941 | 23,501 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 7 Pakistan 22,705 compare
- 8 Indonesia 21,398 compare
- 9 Ethiopia 20,690 compare
- 11 Russian Federation 16,234 compare
- 12 Afghanistan 14,240 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 14,064 compare
More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in United States of America?
- Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in United States of America was 19,941 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 23,501 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,734 in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
- United States of America ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 20-24 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years