Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in North America
North America: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in North America, 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 North America is 0.8 per 1,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in North America peaked at 1.3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7 per 1,000, in 2009.
That places North America 42nd 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.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in North America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.87 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.71 per 1,000 | 0.7 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 39 Mozambique 3.6 per 1,000 compare
- 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.6 per 1,000 compare
- 41 Zambia 3.5 per 1,000 compare
- 42 Ethiopia 3.3 per 1,000 compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 3.3 per 1,000 compare
- 44 El Salvador 3.2 per 1,000 compare
- 44 Namibia 3.2 per 1,000 compare
More education data for North America
- 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 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in North America?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years in North America was 0.8 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 per 1,000 in 2009.
- How does North America rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- North America ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North 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 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.