What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kuwait and Nauru?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Nauru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nauru?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Nauru: Mortality rate, under-5

Kuwait

8.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nauru

8.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kuwait rank

138th

Nauru rank

136th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Kuwait
Nauru

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 8.3 per 1,000 live births against 8.1 per 1,000 live births in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 138th and Nauru ranks 136th of 196 countries.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Nauru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	20.54 per 1,000 live births	77.9 per 1,000 live births	57.36 per 1,000 live births	Nauru
1990s	14.85 per 1,000 live births	53.87 per 1,000 live births	39.02 per 1,000 live births	Nauru
2000s	11.87 per 1,000 live births	34.62 per 1,000 live births	22.75 per 1,000 live births	Nauru
2010s	9.47 per 1,000 live births	18.67 per 1,000 live births	9.2 per 1,000 live births	Nauru
2020s	8.52 per 1,000 live births	9.44 per 1,000 live births	0.92 per 1,000 live births	Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Kuwait or Nauru?: Nauru, at 8.3 per 1,000 live births against 8.1 per 1,000 live births in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kuwait and Nauru?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nauru?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Nauru rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Kuwait ranks 138th and Nauru ranks 136th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.