Number of infant deaths in Arab World
Arab World: Number of infant deaths was 300,269 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Arab World, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths in Arab World stood at 300,269. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Arab World peaked at 521,652 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 300,269, 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 | 456,978 | 398,571 | 521,652 | 10 |
| 2000s | 368,620 | 350,291 | 391,312 | 10 |
| 2010s | 347,533 | 315,081 | 418,470 | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,098 | 300,269 | 314,820 | 5 |
More health data for Arab World
- 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 65 and above, female 12.89 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 318.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 167.41 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 82.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 160.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 151.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Arab World?
- Number of infant deaths in Arab World was 300,269 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 521,652 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,269 in 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.