Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in World

World: Number of deaths ages 20-24 years was 751,635 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
751,635
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.03 million
in 1994
All-time low
729,744
in 2020
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in World, 1990–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990200720241990: 878.5k1991: 878.3k1992: 898.2k1993: 910.6k1994: 1.0M1995: 902.2k1996: 906.4k1997: 903.3k1998: 926.4k1999: 918.6k2000: 900.2k2001: 903.8k2002: 902.8k2003: 905.3k2004: 917.1k2005: 901.8k2006: 892.8k2007: 884.6k2008: 879.1k2009: 889.2k2010: 850.9k2011: 834.7k2012: 817.4k2013: 797.1k2014: 789.9k2015: 775.4k2016: 767.8k2017: 762.4k2018: 745.4k2019: 744.5k2020: 729.7k2021: 742.2k2022: 767.9k2023: 751.7k2024: 751.6k

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 World is 751,635, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 20-24 years in World peaked at 1.03 million in 1994 and was at its lowest, 729,744, in 2020.

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 20-24 years in World, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in World, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 878,520
1991 878,252 -0.0%
1992 898,207 +2.3%
1993 910,637 +1.4%
1994 1.03 million +13.0%
1995 902,180 -12.3%
1996 906,445 +0.5%
1997 903,335 -0.3%
1998 926,441 +2.6%
1999 918,633 -0.8%
2000 900,173 -2.0%
2001 903,784 +0.4%
2002 902,757 -0.1%
2003 905,287 +0.3%
2004 917,109 +1.3%
2005 901,780 -1.7%
2006 892,816 -1.0%
2007 884,557 -0.9%
2008 879,053 -0.6%
2009 889,159 +1.1%
2010 850,905 -4.3%
2011 834,685 -1.9%
2012 817,371 -2.1%
2013 797,132 -2.5%
2014 789,936 -0.9%
2015 775,361 -1.8%
2016 767,758 -1.0%
2017 762,354 -0.7%
2018 745,353 -2.2%
2019 744,547 -0.1%
2020 729,744 -2.0%
2021 742,160 +1.7%
2022 767,913 +3.5%
2023 751,661 -2.1%
2024 751,635 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 915,162 878,252 1.03 million 10
2000s 897,648 879,053 917,109 10
2010s 788,540 744,547 850,905 10
2020s 748,623 729,744 767,913 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 134,327 compare
  2. 2 China 38,232 compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 38,113 compare
  4. 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32,301 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 20-24 years in World?
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years in World was 751,635 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 million in 1994.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 20-24 years recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 729,744 in 2020.
How does World rank for number of deaths ages 20-24 years?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 20-24 years rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 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
243 places, 8,505 data points, 1990–2024
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