Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) by country
Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
41.2 per 1,000
Palestine, State of
Lowest
0.8 per 1,000
Luxembourg
Median
4.9 per 1,000
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,505
What the numbers show
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 41.2 per 1,000 in Palestine, State of; the lowest is 0.8 per 1,000 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.9 per 1,000, and the mean is 6.46 per 1,000.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 141 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 435.1%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 80.7%).
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 41.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 435.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Sudan | 27.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 58.7% | falling |
| 3 | Somalia | 25.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 4 | Ukraine | 23.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 305.3% | rising |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 22.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 6 | South Sudan | 21.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Chad | 17.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 17.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 9 | Guinea | 17.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 16.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 16.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 12 | Cameroon | 16.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 13 | Niger | 15.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 14.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Angola | 14.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 15 | Liberia | 14.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 14.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 18 | Djibouti | 14.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 19 | Ecuador | 13.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 13.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 21 | Eswatini | 12.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 12.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 23 | Haiti | 12.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 25 | Mali | 12.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 11.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 27 | Eritrea | 11.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 27 | South Africa | 11.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 30 | Namibia | 11.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 32 | Mozambique | 10.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 33 | Benin | 10.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 10.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 34 | Malawi | 10.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 37 | Uganda | 10.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 38 | Congo | 9.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Belize | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 39 | Gambia | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 39 | Palau | 9.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 42 | Madagascar | 9.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 42 | Togo | 9.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 45 | Botswana | 9.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 45 | Kenya | 9.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 47 | Kiribati | 9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 48 | Nigeria | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 49 | Guatemala | 8.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 50 | Myanmar | 8.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 51 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 52 | Ghana | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 53 | Burundi | 8.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Brazil | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 58 | Lebanon | 7.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 7.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 59 | Dominica | 7.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritania | 7.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 62 | Guyana | 7.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 63 | Zambia | 7.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 64 | Bahamas | 6.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 65 | El Salvador | 6.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 67 | Thailand | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 68 | Bhutan | 6.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 6.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 69 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 71 | Jamaica | 6.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 72 | Lesotho | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 72 | Mexico | 6.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 74 | Uruguay | 6.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 77 | Fiji | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 77 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 77 | Gabon | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 77 | Paraguay | 5.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 81 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 81 | Panama | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 81 | Suriname | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 84 | Honduras | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 86 | Nepal | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 86 | Solomon Islands | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 89 | Tonga | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 89 | Tuvalu | 5.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 91 | Rwanda | 5.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 92 | India | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 92 | British Virgin Islands | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 92 | Yemen | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 5.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 5.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 97 | North Korea | 5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 98 | Indonesia | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 100 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 100 | Mongolia | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 100 | Pakistan | 4.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 103 | Syria | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritius | 4.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Argentina | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 105 | Comoros | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 105 | Egypt | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 105 | Cambodia | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 105 | United States of America | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 4.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 112 | Iraq | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Peru | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 112 | Senegal | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 115 | Republic of Moldova | 4.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 116 | Seychelles | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 116 | Samoa | 3.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 3.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 120 | Cuba | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 120 | Tunisia | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 122 | Algeria | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 122 | Naoero | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 124 | Barbados | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 124 | Chile | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 124 | Georgia | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 124 | Kosovo | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 128 | Malaysia | 3.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 129 | Montenegro | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 52.4% | falling |
| 129 | Oman | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 129 | Viet Nam | 3.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 133 | Libya | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 62.2% | rising |
| 133 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 136 | Latvia | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 138 | Canada | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 139 | Armenia | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 139 | Finland | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 139 | Morocco | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 139 | Poland | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 139 | Türkiye | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 144 | Lithuania | 2.7 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 145 | Cape Verde | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 145 | New Zealand | 2.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 147 | Croatia | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Romania | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 147 | Serbia | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 151 | China | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 151 | Estonia | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 151 | Grenada | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 151 | Sri Lanka | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Tajikistan | 2.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Slovakia | 2.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 159 | Belarus | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 159 | Czechia | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 161 | Bahrain | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 161 | France | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 161 | Greece | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 161 | Hungary | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 161 | Kuwait | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 161 | North Macedonia | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 167 | Austria | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 167 | Cyprus | 2 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 169 | Albania | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 169 | Australia | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 169 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 169 | Japan | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 169 | Republic of Korea | 1.9 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 174 | Andorra | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 174 | Iceland | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 174 | Israel | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 174 | Monaco | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 174 | Norway | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 174 | Portugal | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Sweden | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 181 | Belgium | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 181 | Germany | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 181 | Malta | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Switzerland | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Ireland | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 184 | Netherlands | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 184 | Qatar | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 188 | Spain | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 188 | Italy | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 188 | Jordan | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 188 | Singapore | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Slovenia | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 193 | Denmark | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 193 | Maldives | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 195 | San Marino | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 196 | Luxembourg | 0.8 per 1,000 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 13.8 per 1,000
- European Union 1.87 per 1,000
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 12.08 per 1,000
- Euro area 1.75 per 1,000
- Africa Eastern and Southern 12.08 per 1,000
- Pre-demographic dividend 12.01 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa 11.5 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 11.45 per 1,000
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.45 per 1,000
- Least developed countries 10.74 per 1,000
- Africa Western and Central 10.52 per 1,000
- IDA only 10.12 per 1,000
- IDA total 9.23 per 1,000
- Arab World 8.2 per 1,000
- Other small states 7.64 per 1,000
- Caribbean Small States 7.54 per 1,000
- IDA blend 7.53 per 1,000
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 7.36 per 1,000
- Small states 7.33 per 1,000
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.28 per 1,000
- Latin America & Caribbean 7.2 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.58 per 1,000
- IDA & IBRD total 6.44 per 1,000
- Low & middle income 6.43 per 1,000
- World 6.1 per 1,000
- Lower middle income 6 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 5.67 per 1,000
- Pacific island small states 5.66 per 1,000
- Early-demographic dividend 5.62 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 5.6 per 1,000
- Middle income 5.48 per 1,000
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 5.41 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 5.35 per 1,000
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 5.09 per 1,000
- IBRD only 5.07 per 1,000
- South Asia 5 per 1,000
- Upper middle income 4.6 per 1,000
- North America 4.3 per 1,000
- Europe & Central Asia 4.2 per 1,000
- Late-demographic dividend 3.95 per 1,000
About this data
Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.