Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in North America
North America: Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in North America, 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 North America is 4.3 per 1,000, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in North America peaked at 5.4 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4 per 1,000, in 2012.
That places North America 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 North America, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.4 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5.3 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.9 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3 per 1,000 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4 per 1,000 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5 per 1,000 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.7 per 1,000 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 5.1 per 1,000 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 5 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.03 per 1,000 | 4.5 per 1,000 | 5.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.58 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 per 1,000 | 4 per 1,000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 5.1 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 33 Benin 10.5 per 1,000 compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 10.4 per 1,000 compare
- 34 Malawi 10.4 per 1,000 compare
- 36 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.3 per 1,000 compare
- 37 Uganda 10.2 per 1,000 compare
- 38 Congo 9.9 per 1,000 compare
- 39 Belize 9.7 per 1,000 compare
- 39 Gambia 9.7 per 1,000 compare
- 39 Palau 9.7 per 1,000 compare
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in North America?
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years in North America was 4.3 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 per 1,000 in 2012.
- How does North America rank for probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years?
- North America ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.