Child mortality rate by sex in Kuwait
Kuwait: Child mortality rate by sex was 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate by sex in Kuwait, 1959–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality rate by sex in Kuwait is 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate by sex in Kuwait peaked at 14.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 138th of 199 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.56 deaths per 100 live births | 14.56 deaths per 100 live births | 14.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1960s | 9.94 deaths per 100 live births | 7.01 deaths per 100 live births | 13.57 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | 6.56 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8646 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8058 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9823 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7781 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8025 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 135 Georgia 0.7839 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 136 Cuba 0.7606 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 137 Malaysia 0.7553 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 139 Nauru 0.7427 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 140 Ukraine 0.7079 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 141 Romania 0.6698 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate by sex in Kuwait?
- Child mortality rate by sex in Kuwait was 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 14.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1959.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for child mortality rate by sex?
- Kuwait ranks 138th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .