Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 5.67 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 5.67 per 1,000, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 11.32 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.54 per 1,000, in 2022.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 47 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.32 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 9.9 per 1,000 | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 9.18 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 8.33 per 1,000 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 8.72 per 1,000 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 8.24 per 1,000 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 7.88 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 7.76 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 7.71 per 1,000 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 7.16 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 6.99 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.83 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.54 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 7 per 1,000 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 6.82 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.23 per 1,000 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 7.07 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.02 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.51 per 1,000 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.15 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 6.06 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.19 per 1,000 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.63 per 1,000 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 6.48 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.52 per 1,000 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.94 per 1,000 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 7.24 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 7.39 per 1,000 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.32 per 1,000 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.85 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.51 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.49 per 1,000 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.54 per 1,000 | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 5.76 per 1,000 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 5.67 per 1,000 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.62 per 1,000 | 7.16 per 1,000 | 11.32 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 per 1,000 | 6.15 per 1,000 | 7.23 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.76 per 1,000 | 6.06 per 1,000 | 7.39 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 per 1,000 | 5.54 per 1,000 | 6.51 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 12.8 per 1,000 compare
- 23 Guinea-Bissau 12.6 per 1,000 compare
- 23 Haiti 12.6 per 1,000 compare
- 25 Mali 12.3 per 1,000 compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 11.9 per 1,000 compare
- 27 Eritrea 11.6 per 1,000 compare
- 27 South Africa 11.6 per 1,000 compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 5.67 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.54 per 1,000 in 2022.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.