Kuwait vs Ukraine: Child mortality rate

Kuwait
0.8104 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ukraine
0.7888 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kuwait rank
139th
Ukraine rank
140th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Kuwait
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0216 deaths per 100 live births.

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

Kuwait ranks 139th and Ukraine ranks 140th of 199 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 5.17 deaths per 100 live births 2.95 deaths per 100 live births 2.22 deaths per 100 live births Kuwait
1980s 2.54 deaths per 100 live births 2.25 deaths per 100 live births 0.2848 deaths per 100 live births Kuwait
1990s 1.48 deaths per 100 live births 1.96 deaths per 100 live births 0.4754 deaths per 100 live births Ukraine
2000s 1.19 deaths per 100 live births 1.5 deaths per 100 live births 0.3142 deaths per 100 live births Ukraine
2010s 0.9476 deaths per 100 live births 0.9822 deaths per 100 live births 0.0346 deaths per 100 live births Ukraine
2020s 0.8511 deaths per 100 live births 0.82 deaths per 100 live births 0.0311 deaths per 100 live births Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Kuwait or Ukraine?
Kuwait, at 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births in Ukraine as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Kuwait and Ukraine?
0.0216 deaths per 100 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 child mortality rate?
Kuwait ranks 139th and Ukraine ranks 140th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .