Mortality rate, infant in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mortality rate, infant was 7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant in Kuwait, 1960–2024
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 Kuwait stood at 7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Kuwait peaked at 117 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 135th out of 195 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.13 per 1,000 live births | 62.7 per 1,000 live births | 117 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.12 per 1,000 live births | 33 per 1,000 live births | 58.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.44 per 1,000 live births | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.42 per 1,000 live births | 10.9 per 1,000 live births | 14.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.97 per 1,000 live births | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | 10.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 9.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.34 per 1,000 live births | 7 per 1,000 live births | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 28,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 33,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 23,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 25,736 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Kuwait?
- Mortality rate, infant in Kuwait was 7 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 117 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Kuwait ranks 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.