Deaths (children aged 5-14) by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
17,557
Sudan
Lowest
38
Bahrain
Median
725.5
Years covered
35
1990β2024
Data points
805
What the numbers show
Deaths (children aged 5-14) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 17,557 in Sudan; the lowest is 38 in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 725.5, and the mean is 3,163.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 462.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 1,290.7%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (down 70.5%).
Deaths: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 17,557 | 2024 | up 75.7% | falling |
| 2 | Egypt | 8,792 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 3 | Yemen | 8,724 | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 4 | Palestine, State of | 8,344 | 2024 | up 1,290.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Iraq | 5,461 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 6 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4,632 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 7 | Algeria | 2,880 | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,963 | 2024 | down 70.5% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 1,443 | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 801 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 11 | Lebanon | 650 | 2024 | up 122.6% | falling |
| 12 | Tunisia | 593 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 13 | Libya | 322 | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Jordan | 303 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 15 | Djibouti | 255 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 16 | Oman | 209 | 2024 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 147 | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 18 | Kuwait | 107 | 2024 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 19 | Qatar | 45 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 20 | Bahrain | 38 | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 835,085
- MENA Programme Region 63,266
- MENA Reporting Region 45,592