Health in Western Asia (UNSDG) 26 indicators covering health for Western Asia (UNSDG). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,678 2100 down 2.2% 104th Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.54 2024 down 25.8% 24th Deaths age 1-11 months 38,990 2024 down 21.9% 32nd Child mortality rate 2.71 2024 down 35.9% 25th Deaths age 1-59 months 54,298 2024 down 26.4% 32nd Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.85 2024 down 20.9% 22nd Child deaths 15,308 2024 down 35.9% 33rd Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5377 2024 up 6.7% 17th Deaths aged 20 to 24 23,377 2024 down 8.8% 56th Deaths aged 10 to 19 35,526 2024 up 13.9% 52nd Deaths aged 5 to 24 74,015 2024 up 3.4% 54th Deaths aged 10 to 14 15,201 2024 up 35.2% 48th Deaths aged 15 to 24 43,702 2024 down 4.1% 56th Deaths aged 5 to 9 15,112 2024 up 2.4% 48th Deaths aged 15 to 19 20,325 2024 up 1.9% 54th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 65.58 2022 up 5.5% 13th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 32.75 2022 up 15.0% 17th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 3.88 2022 up 0.1% 107th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 33.82 2022 up 32.7% 31st Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.68 2022 up 48.5% 33rd Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.63 2022 down 5.0% 92nd Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.29 2020 up 0.1% 92nd Weight-for-height <-2 SD 3.5 2024 down 14.6% 31st Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.9 2024 down 25.0% 30th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 63 2023 up 0.3% 46th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 70.4 2023 up 0.1% 30th