Mortality rate, infant in Arab World
Arab World: Mortality rate, infant was 26.58 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in Arab World, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Arab World stood at 26.58 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Arab World peaked at 65.72 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.58 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.96 per 1,000 live births | 48.52 per 1,000 live births | 65.72 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.26 per 1,000 live births | 35.34 per 1,000 live births | 47.08 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.18 per 1,000 live births | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | 40.31 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.79 per 1,000 live births | 26.58 per 1,000 live births | 28.73 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 78.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.02 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 82.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 167.41 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 160.88 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Arab World?
- Mortality rate, infant in Arab World was 26.58 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 65.72 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.58 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.