Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG): Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate was -11.5 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) is -11.5 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 123.0% on the previous year and down 265.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 49.92 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -21.03 % change on previous year, in 1999.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 41st out of 49 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -7.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -7.89 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1993 | -4.58 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 1994 | -5.08 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1995 | -5.29 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1996 | -5.38 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1997 | -5.69 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 12.07 % change on previous year | -312.0% |
| 1999 | -21.03 % change on previous year | -274.3% |
| 2000 | -5.66 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2001 | -5.41 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2002 | -5.3 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2003 | -5.15 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 6.4 % change on previous year | -224.4% |
| 2005 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -158.3% |
| 2006 | -16.03 % change on previous year | +329.2% |
| 2007 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2008 | -3.92 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2009 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2010 | -3.61 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2011 | -0.8332 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 2012 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -701.4% |
| 2013 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
| 2014 | -3.15 % change on previous year | +96.1% |
| 2015 | -0.7035 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 2016 | -6.64 % change on previous year | +844.3% |
| 2017 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 2018 | -2.61 % change on previous year | +22.6% |
| 2019 | -7.11 % change on previous year | +172.3% |
| 2020 | -7.05 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2021 | -3.48 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 2022 | -4.19 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 49.92 % change on previous year | -1292.6% |
| 2024 | -11.5 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1292.6% | -4.19 % change on previous year | 49.92 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -844.3% | -0.7035 % change on previous year | -6.64 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +701.4% | -0.8332 % change on previous year | 5.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.63 % change on previous year | -21.03 % change on previous year | 12.07 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -4.69 % change on previous year | -16.03 % change on previous year | 6.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.34 % change on previous year | -7.11 % change on previous year | 5.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.74 % change on previous year | -11.5 % change on previous year | 49.92 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
- 39 Uzbekistan -0.189 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the -0.2609 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Canada -0.3876 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Panama -0.4202 % change on previous year compare
- 43 United States of America -0.4893 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Bangladesh -0.566 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,884 (2100)
- Child deaths 52,963 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,310 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 63,349 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 77,182 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) was -11.5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.92 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.03 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 41st out of 49 groups with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 265.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child deaths (aged 1-4 years). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.