Health in Northern Africa and Western Asia 50 indicators covering health for Northern Africa and Western Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Infant mortality rate 21.54 2024 down 14.2% 14th Deaths age 1-11 months 95,310 2024 down 17.1% 12th Neonatal deaths 157,513 2024 down 15.9% 12th Neonatal mortality rate 13.34 2024 down 13.3% 14th Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 2024 down 12.3% 11th Child Mortality rate age 1-4 4.7 2024 down 5.4% 11th Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 2024 down 13.6% 12th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 2024 down 15.8% 11th Under-five mortality rate 26.14 2024 down 12.7% 14th Under-five deaths 305,786 2024 down 14.8% 12th Infant deaths 252,823 2024 down 16.3% 12th Child deaths age 1 to 4 52,963 2024 down 6.4% 14th Deaths age 5 to 9 33,889 2024 up 15.9% 14th Mortality rate age 15-24 11.5 2024 up 8.6% 12th Deaths age 15 to 24 112,520 2024 up 21.3% 16th Mortality rate age 10-14 2.46 2024 up 6.4% 11th Mortality rate age 5-24 16.79 2024 up 6.8% 11th Deaths age 10 to 19 77,182 2024 up 23.5% 14th Deaths age 5 to 24 174,420 2024 up 21.7% 14th Mortality rate age 20-24 6.69 2024 up 13.0% 13th Deaths age 10 to 14 28,011 2024 up 31.4% 14th Mortality rate age 5-14 5.35 2024 up 3.1% 11th Deaths age 20 to 24 63,349 2024 up 22.8% 17th Mortality rate age 15-19 4.84 2024 up 3.2% 11th Mortality rate age 10-19 7.29 2024 up 4.3% 11th Deaths age 15 to 19 49,171 2024 up 19.4% 14th Deaths age 5 to 14 61,900 2024 up 22.4% 14th Mortality rate age 5-9 2.9 2024 up 0.5% 11th Deaths 79 2024 up 27.4% 18th Fraction 0.0016 2024 up 6.7% 19th Under-five mortality rate, by sex 26.14 2024 down 12.7% 8th Infant mortality rate 21.54 2024 down 14.2% 8th Neonatal mortality rate 13.34 2024 down 13.3% 8th Tuberculosis incidence 29 2024 down 29.3% 26th Stillbirths 138,605 2023 down 9.2% 15th Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 69 2023 unchanged 14th Maternal mortality ratio 77.81 2023 down 11.1% 15th Stillbirth rate 11.65 2023 down 7.3% 14th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0542 2024 up 64.9% 17th Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 93.4% 2025 up 5.5% 20th Adolescent birth rate 0.585 2024 down 35.4% 7th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 21.53 2024 up 155.3% 10th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 28.49 million 2024 down 54.2% 6th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 19 2024 up 26.7% 5th Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 22.4% 2024 down 1.8% 9th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 2.2 2021 down 18.5% 19th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.5 2021 down 16.7% 9th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 19 2021 down 13.6% 9th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 23.9% 2022 up 10.2% 6th International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 72.0% 2024 down 11.1% 10th