Number of under-five deaths in Arab World
Arab World: Number of under-five deaths was 378,544 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
378,544
Change on year
down 2.6%
All-time high
721,240
in 1991
All-time low
372,183
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of under-five deaths in Arab World, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Arab World recorded 378,544 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Arab World peaked at 721,240 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 372,183, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 607,736 | 513,068 | 721,240 | 10 |
| 2000s | 470,232 | 440,011 | 502,085 | 10 |
| 2010s | 439,000 | 387,639 | 569,655 | 10 |
| 2020s | 382,135 | 372,183 | 392,590 | 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 under-five deaths in Arab World?
- Number of under-five deaths in Arab World was 378,544 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 721,240 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 372,183 in 2021.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.