Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 12.08 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 12.08 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 34.2 per 1,000 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12.08 per 1,000, in 2024.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.38 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 25.12 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 24.88 per 1,000 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 24.31 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 34.2 per 1,000 | +40.7% |
| 1995 | 22.98 per 1,000 | -32.8% |
| 1996 | 23.63 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 22.86 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 23.73 per 1,000 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 23.26 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 20.43 per 1,000 | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 19.9 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.03 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 18.59 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 18.2 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 17.31 per 1,000 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 16.43 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 15.8 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 15.44 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 17.09 per 1,000 | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 15.11 per 1,000 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 14.42 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 13.75 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 13.37 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 13.57 per 1,000 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.97 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.88 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.16 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.84 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 13.2 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 12.34 per 1,000 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 12.89 per 1,000 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 13.61 per 1,000 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 12.36 per 1,000 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 12.08 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.13 per 1,000 | 22.86 per 1,000 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.82 per 1,000 | 15.44 per 1,000 | 20.43 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.53 per 1,000 | 12.84 per 1,000 | 15.11 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.66 per 1,000 | 12.08 per 1,000 | 13.61 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 1 Palestine, State of 41.2 per 1,000 compare
- 2 Sudan 27.3 per 1,000 compare
- 3 Somalia 25.8 per 1,000 compare
- 4 Ukraine 23.1 per 1,000 compare
- 5 Central African Republic 22.4 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 12.08 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2 per 1,000 in 1994.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.08 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.