Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 4.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Least developed countries, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Least developed countries is 4.8 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Least developed countries peaked at 13.49 per 1,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.8 per 1,000, in 2024.
Least developed countries ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.37 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 13.49 per 1,000 | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 12.88 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 12.79 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.11 per 1,000 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.97 per 1,000 | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 11.2 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 10.76 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 11.07 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 9.51 per 1,000 | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 9.07 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 8.97 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.48 per 1,000 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 8.24 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.12 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.56 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 7.24 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 7 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 7.34 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 6.92 per 1,000 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 6.75 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.58 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.92 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 5.66 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 5.72 per 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.61 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.64 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.21 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 5.14 per 1,000 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.01 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.31 per 1,000 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 5.59 per 1,000 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 4.91 per 1,000 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.82 per 1,000 | 9.51 per 1,000 | 13.49 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.89 per 1,000 | 6.92 per 1,000 | 9.07 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 per 1,000 | 5.14 per 1,000 | 6.75 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 5.59 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Least developed countries?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in Least developed countries was 4.8 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 13.49 per 1,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- Least developed countries ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.