Health in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 30 indicators covering health for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,699 2100 down 3.4% 81st Mortality rate 1-59 months 13.16 2024 down 11.2% 16th Deaths age 1-11 months 95,280 2024 down 16.2% 20th Child mortality rate 4.7 2024 down 3.8% 17th Deaths age 1-59 months 146,841 2024 down 12.6% 20th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.5 2024 down 14.9% 16th Child deaths 51,561 2024 down 5.1% 23rd Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5204 2024 down 2.1% 19th Deaths aged 20 to 24 65,759 2024 up 17.6% 38th Deaths aged 15 to 19 51,764 2024 up 20.9% 37th Deaths aged 10 to 19 80,288 2024 up 23.7% 37th Deaths aged 5 to 24 180,789 2024 up 19.8% 38th Deaths aged 10 to 14 28,524 2024 up 29.1% 37th Deaths aged 15 to 24 117,523 2024 up 19.0% 40th Deaths aged 5 to 9 34,742 2024 up 15.2% 37th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 62.44 2022 up 8.1% 28th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.91 2022 down 0.6% 74th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.77 2022 up 40.6% 31st Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 32.54 2022 up 24.0% 34th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.84 2022 down 8.8% 96th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 30.86 2022 up 20.4% 23rd Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 6.43 2025 down 33.1% 57th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 77.69 2025 up 28.3% 24th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.19 2020 up 1.9% 83rd Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 15.88 2025 down 50.6% 34th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 8.92 million 2024 up 7.1% 15th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 120,000 2024 up 26.3% 16th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 66.2 2023 down 2.4% 43rd Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 68.7 2023 down 0.4% 33rd Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 35 2024 down 3.6% 1st