Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 4.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia, 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia is 4.2 per 1,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 6.7 per 1,000 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.6 per 1,000, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th 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 youth ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.6 per 1,000 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 6.7 per 1,000 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 6.4 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 6.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 6 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.1 per 1,000 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 6.3 per 1,000 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 6 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 3 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 3.9 per 1,000 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +25.9% | 2.7 per 1,000 | 3.4 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.14 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 | 6.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | 6.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 4.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 per 1,000 | 2.7 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Europe & Central Asia was 4.2 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 Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 per 1,000 in 1993.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 per 1,000 in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.