Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Canada
Canada: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 2.9 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Canada, 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Canada stood at 2.9 per 1,000.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Canada peaked at 4.1 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.5 per 1,000, in 2013.
Canada ranks 139th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 3.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6 per 1,000 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8 per 1,000 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9 per 1,000 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3 per 1,000 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.1 per 1,000 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.52 per 1,000 | 3.2 per 1,000 | 4.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 per 1,000 | 2.7 per 1,000 | 3.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 per 1,000 | 2.5 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2.9 per 1,000 | 3.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More education data for Canada
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133,275 (1996)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 273,465 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0607 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Canada?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Canada was 2.9 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 per 1,000 in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Canada ranks 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.