Number of infant deaths in Arab World

Arab World: Number of infant deaths was 300,269 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
300,269
Change on year
down 1.9%
All-time high
521,652
in 1991
All-time low
300,269
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of infant deaths in Arab World, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200720241990: 497.9k1991: 521.7k1992: 506.6k1993: 492.3k1994: 446.1k1995: 436.9k1996: 424.7k1997: 414.6k1998: 430.6k1999: 398.6k2000: 391.3k2001: 384.2k2002: 377.2k2003: 371.5k2004: 372.7k2005: 369.1k2006: 359.8k2007: 356.9k2008: 353.2k2009: 350.3k2010: 357.5k2011: 418.5k2012: 357.7k2013: 344.7k2014: 341.8k2015: 339.2k2016: 333.1k2017: 339.7k2018: 328.0k2019: 315.1k2020: 309.6k2021: 304.7k2022: 314.8k2023: 306.1k2024: 300.3k

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
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