Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) by country
Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
36.2 per 1,000
Palestine
Lowest
0.7 per 1,000
San Marino
Median
3.5 per 1,000
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,540
What the numbers show
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 36.2 per 1,000 in Palestine; the lowest is 0.7 per 1,000 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.5 per 1,000, and the mean is 4.4 per 1,000.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 148 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 609.8%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 76.0%).
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 36.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 609.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Somalia | 16.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 3 | Sudan | 15.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 32.8% | falling |
| 4 | South Sudan | 15.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 14.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 13.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 6 | East Timor | 13.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 39.0% | falling |
| 8 | Chad | 13.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 9 | Guinea | 11.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 11.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 11 | Liberia | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 10.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 10.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 16 | Benin | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 9.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 17 | Djibouti | 9.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 9.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 9.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 196.8% | falling |
| 21 | Mali | 9.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 21 | Niger | 9.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini | 8.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 24 | Venezuela | 7.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 7.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 26 | Burundi | 7.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Eritrea | 7.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Kiribati | 7.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 28 | Madagascar | 7.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 28 | Mozambique | 7.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 31 | Gambia | 7.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 7.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 33 | Uganda | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 34 | Nigeria | 6.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 6.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 6.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 37 | Haiti | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Togo | 6.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 40 | Malawi | 6.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 41 | Ghana | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritania | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 44 | Namibia | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 44 | Palau | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.4% | flat |
| 46 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 48 | Kenya | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 48 | Tanzania | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 51 | Guatemala | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 53 | Lebanon | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 79.3% | falling |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 55 | Guyana | 5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 55 | Zambia | 5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 58 | Cambodia | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 60 | Bhutan | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 60 | Thailand | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 62 | Brazil | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 32.9% | flat |
| 62 | Iran | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 64 | Botswana | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 64 | Micronesia (country) | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 64 | Gabon | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 64 | Yemen | 4.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 68 | Colombia | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 68 | Suriname | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 70 | Comoros | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 70 | Philippines | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 74 | Indonesia | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 74 | Jamaica | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 74 | Laos | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 74 | Tuvalu | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 78 | Senegal | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 78 | Seychelles | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 82 | Bolivia | 3.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 82 | Congo | 3.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Mexico | 3.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 82 | Myanmar | 3.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 82 | Nepal | 3.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 82 | North Korea | 3.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 3.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 89 | Honduras | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 89 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 91 | Egypt | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 91 | Fiji | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 91 | Iraq | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 91 | Rwanda | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Uruguay | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 97 | El Salvador | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 34.6% | flat |
| 99 | India | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 99 | Mongolia | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 99 | Panama | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 99 | Russia | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 99 | British Virgin Islands | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 105 | Lesotho | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 106 | Pakistan | 3.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 107 | Malaysia | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 107 | Turkmenistan | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 109 | Mauritius | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 109 | Tunisia | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 111 | Bahamas | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 111 | Syria | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Samoa | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 114 | Argentina | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 114 | Dominica | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 114 | Moldova | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 117 | Peru | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 118 | Oman | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 118 | Tonga | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.6% | flat |
| 123 | Algeria | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 123 | Croatia | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 73.3% | falling |
| 123 | Libya | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 123 | Nauru | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 123 | United States | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 123 | Vietnam | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 129 | Cuba | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 130 | Georgia | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 130 | Montenegro | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 71.4% | falling |
| 132 | Grenada | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 132 | Turkey | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Kosovo | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 132 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 137 | Chile | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 137 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 140 | Barbados | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 140 | Estonia | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 140 | Maldives | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 144 | Latvia | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 144 | Morocco | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 146 | Brunei | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 146 | New Zealand | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 146 | Poland | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 146 | Qatar | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 150 | Armenia | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 150 | Austria | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 150 | Bahrain | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Canada | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 150 | Finland | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 150 | Serbia | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 158 | Lithuania | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 158 | North Macedonia | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 158 | Romania | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Kuwait | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Slovakia | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 165 | Albania | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 165 | Belarus | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 165 | Czechia | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 165 | Norway | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 169 | Australia | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 169 | Greece | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 169 | Jordan | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 172 | Andorra | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 172 | China | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 172 | Germany | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | United Kingdom | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Hungary | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 172 | Iceland | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 172 | Israel | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Japan | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 172 | South Korea | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 172 | Monaco | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 172 | Portugal | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Singapore | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 184 | Switzerland | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | France | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Ireland | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 184 | Netherlands | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 188 | Belgium | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 188 | Italy | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 188 | Slovenia | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 188 | Sweden | 1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 192 | Denmark | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 192 | Spain | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 192 | Malta | 0.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 195 | Luxembourg | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Cyprus | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 9.7 per 1,000
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 8.73 per 1,000
- Africa Eastern and Southern 8.62 per 1,000
- Pre-demographic dividend 8.6 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.3 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 8.27 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.27 per 1,000
- Least developed countries 8.1 per 1,000
- Africa Western and Central 7.77 per 1,000
- IDA only 7.66 per 1,000
- IDA total 6.91 per 1,000
- Other small states 5.96 per 1,000
- Arab World 5.86 per 1,000
- IDA blend 5.51 per 1,000
- Small states 5.33 per 1,000
- Low & middle income 4.63 per 1,000
- IDA & IBRD total 4.56 per 1,000
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4.45 per 1,000
- Caribbean Small States 4.44 per 1,000
- Latin America & Caribbean 4.4 per 1,000
- Lower middle income 4.4 per 1,000
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.4 per 1,000
- World 4.3 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 4.26 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 4.2 per 1,000
- Early-demographic dividend 4.1 per 1,000
- Pacific island small states 4.05 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 4.01 per 1,000
- Middle income 3.86 per 1,000
- South Asia 3.7 per 1,000
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.69 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 3.44 per 1,000
- IBRD only 3.27 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.26 per 1,000
- Upper middle income 2.9 per 1,000
- North America 2.5 per 1,000
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.4 per 1,000
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.38 per 1,000
- East Asia & Pacific 2.3 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia 2.3 per 1,000
About this data
Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.