Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in North America
North America: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 2.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 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 15-19 years in North America is 2.5 per 1,000, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in North America peaked at 4.3 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.3 per 1,000, in 2011.
North America ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 15-19 years in North America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.3 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9 per 1,000 | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.93 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.09 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 3.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 per 1,000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2.9 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
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 15-19 years in North America?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in North America was 2.5 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 15-19 years recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 per 1,000 in 2011.
- How does North America rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- North America ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.