Child mortality vs population growth in Kuwait
Kuwait: Child mortality vs population growth was 0.8415 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8415
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.84
in 1969
All-time low
0.6886
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Child mortality vs population growth in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.8415 for child mortality vs population growth in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs population growth in Kuwait peaked at 3.84 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.6886, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Child mortality vs population growth in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.85 | — |
| 1951 | 2.9 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 2.95 | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 3 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 3.04 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 2.95 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 3.24 | +10.0% |
| 1957 | 3.49 | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 3.52 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 3.54 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 3.55 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 3.56 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 3.57 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 3.59 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.61 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 3.64 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 3.65 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.74 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 3.8 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.84 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 3.81 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 3.74 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.7 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.66 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 3.6 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.56 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 3.52 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 3.41 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 3.3 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.2 | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 3.13 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.04 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 3.01 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 2.95 | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 2.89 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.73 | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 2.63 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.47 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 2.34 | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 2.23 | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.77 | +24.5% |
| 1991 | 1.62 | -41.6% |
| 1992 | 1.96 | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 1.99 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.19 | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 2.33 | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 2.31 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.21 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.13 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.07 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.04 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.02 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.02 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.03 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.06 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.02 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.94 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.86 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.79 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.75 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.69 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.62 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.59 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.49 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.36 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.28 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.24 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.996 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9058 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6886 | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8556 | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8415 | -1.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.8415 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1118, 7.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.8415 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.33, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality vs population growth in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -41.6% | 2.77 | 1.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.15 | 2.85 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.66 | 3.55 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.55 | 3.2 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.74 | 2.23 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 | 1.62 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 | 1.75 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 0.996 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8229 | 0.6886 | 0.9058 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs population growth in Kuwait?
- Child mortality vs population growth in Kuwait was 0.8415 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 in 1969.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs population growth recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6886 in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for child mortality vs population growth?
- Kuwait ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality vs population growth rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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