What is child mortality vs. health spending in Kuwait?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Kuwait was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 15.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Kuwait rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Kuwait ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kuwait data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Kuwait

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Kuwait
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Kuwait: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8104 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

139th

of 199 countries

All-time high

15.22 deaths per 100 live births

in 1959

All-time low

0.8104 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1959–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Kuwait, 1959–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Kuwait peaked at 15.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Kuwait 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	15.22 deaths per 100 live births	15.22 deaths per 100 live births	15.22 deaths per 100 live births	1
1960s	10.49 deaths per 100 live births	7.48 deaths per 100 live births	14.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.35 deaths per 100 live births	3.89 deaths per 100 live births	7.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.54 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	3.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	1.31 deaths per 100 live births	1.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.19 deaths per 100 live births	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	1.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9476 deaths per 100 live births	0.8866 deaths per 100 live births	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8511 deaths per 100 live births	0.8104 deaths per 100 live births	0.8818 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

136 Cuba 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births compare
137 Malaysia 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births compare
138 Nauru 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births compare
140 Ukraine 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births compare
141 Uruguay 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births compare
142 Romania 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Kuwait

Population ages 0-14, male 446,678 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,886 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 15.0% (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 23,756 (2025)
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 24,107 (2025)
Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 23,391 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)

All data for Kuwait →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Kuwait?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Kuwait was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 15.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Kuwait rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Kuwait ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .