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

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

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 Ukraine: Mortality rate, under-5

Kuwait

8.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Ukraine

7.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kuwait rank

138th

Ukraine rank

139th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Kuwait
Ukraine

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 8.1 per 1,000 live births against 7.9 per 1,000 live births in Ukraine, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 138th and Ukraine ranks 139th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1970s	51.67 per 1,000 live births	29.44 per 1,000 live births	22.22 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
1980s	25.37 per 1,000 live births	22.52 per 1,000 live births	2.85 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait
1990s	14.85 per 1,000 live births	19.59 per 1,000 live births	4.74 per 1,000 live births	Ukraine
2000s	11.87 per 1,000 live births	15.02 per 1,000 live births	3.15 per 1,000 live births	Ukraine
2010s	9.47 per 1,000 live births	9.83 per 1,000 live births	0.36 per 1,000 live births	Ukraine
2020s	8.52 per 1,000 live births	8.2 per 1,000 live births	0.32 per 1,000 live births	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Kuwait or Ukraine?: Kuwait, at 8.1 per 1,000 live births against 7.9 per 1,000 live births in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kuwait and Ukraine?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Ukraine?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Ukraine rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Kuwait ranks 138th and Ukraine ranks 139th 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.