Child mortality rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Child mortality rate was 0.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Kuwait, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.9% for child mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Kuwait peaked at 9.6% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
Kuwait ranks 134th of 204 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 | 8.6% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 132 American Samoa 1.0% compare
- 133 Greenland 0.9% compare
- 134 Brunei 0.9% compare
- 136 Northern Mariana Islands 0.9% compare
- 137 Lebanon 0.9% 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 in Kuwait?
- Child mortality rate in Kuwait was 0.9% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1956.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for child mortality rate?
- Kuwait ranks 134th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five