Health in MENA Programme Region 37 indicators covering health for MENA Programme Region. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of births 10,741 2100 down 3.4% 2nd Children population as proportion of total population 20.59 2100 down 4.9% 1st Life expectancy 84.03 2100 up 1.3% 2nd Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 89 2025 down 3.3% 2nd Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 83 2025 down 5.7% 2nd Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 84 2025 down 4.5% 2nd Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 87 2025 down 3.3% 2nd Under-five mortality rate 26.79 2024 down 12.5% 2nd Infant mortality rate 22.19 2024 down 14.2% 2nd Infant deaths 254,598 2024 down 16.3% 2nd Under-five deaths 306,159 2024 down 14.6% 2nd Neonatal mortality rate 13.81 2024 down 13.9% 2nd Neonatal deaths 159,318 2024 down 16.4% 2nd Mortality rate age 5-24 18.11 2024 up 5.8% 1st Mortality rate age 20-24 7.33 2024 up 12.8% 1st Mortality rate age 10-14 2.59 2024 up 2.7% 2nd Mortality rate 5.61 2024 up 0.4% 2nd Mortality rate age 15-19 5.28 2024 up 2.9% 1st Mortality rate age 10-19 7.85 2024 up 2.8% 1st Mortality rate age 5-9 3.03 2024 down 1.4% 2nd Deaths 63,266 2024 up 21.1% 2nd Mortality rate age 15-24 12.57 2024 up 8.4% 1st Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep 83 2025 down 5.7% 2nd Refugees, by country of origin 8.31 million 2025 up 38.4% 1st Refugees, by country of asylum 4.80 million 2025 up 22.2% 1st Percentage of children who received the 2nd dose of 80 2025 down 3.6% 2nd Refugees under 18 years old, by country of asylum 2.25 million 2025 up 18.4% 1st Height-for-age <-2 SD (stunting), Modeled Estimates 18.37 2024 down 8.5% 2nd Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected 10,257 2024 down 8.0% 2nd Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Modeled Estimates 6.83 2024 down 22.3% 2nd Weight-for-height >+2 SD (Overweight) Modeled Estimates, Numbers 3,814 2024 down 21.8% 2nd Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 83 2025 down 5.7% 2nd Refugees under 18 years old, by country of origin 3.76 million 2025 up 28.3% 1st Stillbirths 138,644 2023 down 8.8% 2nd Coverage of essential health services 68.7 2023 down 0.4% 3rd Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 66.2 2023 down 2.4% 3rd Stillbirth rate 11.92 2023 down 6.8% 2nd