Mortality rate, under-5 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mortality rate, under-5 was 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 in Kuwait stood at 8.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Kuwait peaked at 142 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 137th 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 | 104.94 per 1,000 live births | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | 142 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.51 per 1,000 live births | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 70.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.37 per 1,000 live births | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 36 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.85 per 1,000 live births | 13.1 per 1,000 live births | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.87 per 1,000 live births | 11 per 1,000 live births | 12.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 per 1,000 live births | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.52 per 1,000 live births | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | 8.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 32,233 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 29,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 28,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 31,138 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 29,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 29,623 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 30,197 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 30,287 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 22.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Kuwait?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Kuwait was 8.1 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 142 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Kuwait ranks 137th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, 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.