Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Arab World
Arab World: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 8.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Arab World, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 8.2 per 1,000 for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Arab World peaked at 11.88 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.24 per 1,000, in 2010.
Arab World ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Arab World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.88 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 10.8 per 1,000 | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 9.28 per 1,000 | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 8.86 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 8.55 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 8.22 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 7.88 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 7.82 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 8.01 per 1,000 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 7.37 per 1,000 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 7.23 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 7.12 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.25 per 1,000 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.91 per 1,000 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 8.48 per 1,000 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 8.27 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.03 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.54 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.05 per 1,000 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 6.31 per 1,000 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 6.24 per 1,000 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1 per 1,000 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 7.44 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 7.37 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.34 per 1,000 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.86 per 1,000 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 8.5 per 1,000 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 8.28 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.23 per 1,000 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 6.79 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 6.53 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 6.6 per 1,000 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.57 per 1,000 | +29.8% |
| 2024 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.87 per 1,000 | 7.37 per 1,000 | 11.88 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.52 per 1,000 | 6.31 per 1,000 | 8.48 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 per 1,000 | 6.24 per 1,000 | 8.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.34 per 1,000 | 6.53 per 1,000 | 8.57 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 9 Guinea 17.2 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.9 per 1,000 compare
- 11 Afghanistan 16.6 per 1,000 compare
- 12 Cameroon 16.2 per 1,000 compare
- 13 Niger 15.3 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 14.7 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Angola 14.4 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Liberia 14.4 per 1,000 compare
- 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14.4 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Arab World?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Arab World was 8.2 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 youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 11.88 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 per 1,000 in 2010.
- How does Arab World rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Arab World ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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 youth ages 20-24 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.