Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Ireland
Ireland: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 1.5 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 1.5 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Ireland peaked at 4.3 per 1,000 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.5 per 1,000, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 185th of 197 countries 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9 per 1,000 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 4 per 1,000 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.2 per 1,000 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.97 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 4.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 per 1,000 | 1.5 per 1,000 | 1.6 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More education data for Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,531 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,942 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,745 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49,975 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 456,625 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 548,873 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1053 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Ireland?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Ireland was 1.5 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 per 1,000 in 1997.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Ireland ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.