What is child mortality in Kuwait?

Child mortality in Kuwait was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 50.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Kuwait rank for child mortality?

Kuwait ranks 140th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kuwait data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Kuwait

Name: Child mortality in Kuwait
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kuwait: Child mortality was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8104 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

140th

of 203 countries

All-time high

50.03 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.8104 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Kuwait, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Kuwait peaked at 50.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Kuwait ranks 140th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	50.02 deaths per 100 live births	49.96 deaths per 100 live births	50.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	49.64 deaths per 100 live births	49.26 deaths per 100 live births	49.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	48.63 deaths per 100 live births	48.1 deaths per 100 live births	49.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	47.45 deaths per 100 live births	46.92 deaths per 100 live births	47.98 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	46.28 deaths per 100 live births	45.75 deaths per 100 live births	46.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	30.9 deaths per 100 live births	20.6 deaths per 100 live births	42.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	17.66 deaths per 100 live births	15.22 deaths per 100 live births	20.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	10.49 deaths per 100 live births	7.48 deaths per 100 live births	14.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.35 deaths per 100 live births	3.89 deaths per 100 live births	7.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	2.54 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	3.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	1.31 deaths per 100 live births	1.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.19 deaths per 100 live births	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	1.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9476 deaths per 100 live births	0.8866 deaths per 100 live births	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8511 deaths per 100 live births	0.8104 deaths per 100 live births	0.8818 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

137 Cuba 0.8559 deaths per 100 live births compare
138 Malaysia 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births compare
139 Nauru 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births compare
141 Ukraine 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births compare
142 Uruguay 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Romania 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Kuwait

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 13 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 43,234 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 35,075 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,410 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 29,036 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 23,499 (2025)

All data for Kuwait →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Kuwait?: Child mortality in Kuwait was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 50.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Kuwait rank for child mortality?: Kuwait ranks 140th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.