Health in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 29 indicators covering health for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,884 2100 down 3.4% 80th Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 2024 down 12.3% 17th Deaths age 1-11 months 95,310 2024 down 17.1% 19th Child mortality rate 4.7 2024 down 5.4% 16th Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 2024 down 13.6% 19th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 2024 down 15.8% 17th Child deaths 52,963 2024 down 6.4% 22nd Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5151 2024 down 1.3% 23rd Deaths aged 20 to 24 63,349 2024 up 22.8% 41st Deaths aged 10 to 19 77,182 2024 up 23.5% 39th Deaths aged 10 to 14 28,011 2024 up 31.4% 38th Deaths aged 15 to 24 112,520 2024 up 21.3% 41st Deaths aged 5 to 9 33,889 2024 up 15.9% 38th Deaths aged 15 to 19 49,171 2024 up 19.4% 39th Deaths aged 5 to 24 174,420 2024 up 21.7% 39th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 63.59 2022 up 6.6% 27th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 32.25 2022 up 18.1% 18th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.47 2022 down 1.5% 103rd Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 32.57 2022 up 24.7% 33rd Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.47 2022 up 42.0% 34th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.78 2022 down 2.1% 88th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 5.98 2025 down 19.8% 58th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 80.25 2025 up 19.7% 23rd Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.16 2020 up 0.1% 84th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 13.77 2025 down 46.0% 38th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 4.4 2024 down 6.4% 28th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.4 2024 down 12.5% 17th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 68.3 2023 down 0.4% 35th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 65 2023 down 1.2% 44th