Number of neonatal deaths in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of neonatal deaths was 213 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Kuwait, 1986–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 213 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Kuwait peaked at 679 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 213, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 128th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 632.25 | 582 | 679 | 4 |
| 1990s | 335.7 | 250 | 543 | 10 |
| 2000s | 292 | 285 | 305 | 10 |
| 2010s | 294.7 | 266 | 307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.6 | 213 | 258 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 25,758 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,886 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 23,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 24,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 23,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 33,704 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Kuwait?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Kuwait was 213 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 679 in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 213 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Kuwait ranks 128th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.