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 8.92 million 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
The most recent figure for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 8.92 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% 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 8.95 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.31 million, in 2012.
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 | 8.42 million | — |
| 2011 | 8.33 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.32 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.44 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.48 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.53 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.70 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.92 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.94 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 8.92 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.40 million | 8.31 million | 8.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.89 million | 8.70 million | 8.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- 12 Mozambique 2.03 million compare
- 13 Sudan 1.74 million compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 1.66 million compare
- 15 Afghanistan 1.60 million compare
- 16 Angola 1.56 million compare
- 17 Cameroon 1.46 million compare
- 17 Vietnam 1.46 million compare
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 8.92 million 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 8.95 million in 2022.
- 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 8.31 million in 2012.
- 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 15th 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 7.1%. 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 all causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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