Mortality rate, under-5 in Arab World
Arab World: Mortality rate, under-5 was 33.72 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 in Arab World stood at 33.72 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Arab World peaked at 89.99 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 33.72 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 | 75.86 per 1,000 live births | 63.01 per 1,000 live births | 89.99 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.22 per 1,000 live births | 44.84 per 1,000 live births | 61.02 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.89 per 1,000 live births | 35.85 per 1,000 live births | 53.89 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.82 per 1,000 live births | 33.72 per 1,000 live births | 36.04 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 151.15 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.02 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 167.41 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 82.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 32.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 78.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Arab World?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Arab World was 33.72 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, under-5 recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 89.99 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.72 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.