Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in OECD members
OECD members: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 2.18 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in OECD members, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in OECD members stood at 2.18 per 1,000.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in OECD members peaked at 3.98 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.14 per 1,000, in 2014.
That places OECD members 41st 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 15-19 years in OECD members, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.98 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.96 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 3.95 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.88 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.83 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.76 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.64 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.53 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.43 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.42 per 1,000 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.25 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 3.16 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.04 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.94 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.84 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.73 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 2.68 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.59 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.57 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.51 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.44 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.41 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.29 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.22 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.14 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.14 per 1,000 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.14 per 1,000 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.16 per 1,000 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.19 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.23 per 1,000 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.26 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.33 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.34 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.41 per 1,000 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.18 per 1,000 | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.74 per 1,000 | 3.42 per 1,000 | 3.98 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 per 1,000 | 2.51 per 1,000 | 3.25 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 per 1,000 | 2.14 per 1,000 | 2.44 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 per 1,000 | 2.18 per 1,000 | 2.41 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in OECD members?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in OECD members was 2.18 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 per 1,000 in 2014.
- How does OECD members rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- OECD members ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.