Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 120,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 120,000. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 120,000 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77,000, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 77,000 | — |
| 2011 | 81,000 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 86,000 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 91,000 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 95,000 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 100,000 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 120,000 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 120,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96,000 | 77,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
More health data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,699 (2100)
- Child deaths 51,561 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.5 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 146,841 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,280 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 13.16 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 65,759 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 120,000 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 2020.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,000 in 2010.
- How does Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 16th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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