Mortality rate 1-59 months in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions): Mortality rate 1-59 months was 18.81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate 1-59 months in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) stood at 18.81. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) peaked at 66.92 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.81, in 2024.
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 12th of 48 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.44 | — |
| 1991 | 66.92 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 63.91 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 61.7 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 55.22 | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 53.75 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 51.89 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 49.97 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 50.99 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 46 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 44.2 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 42.37 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 40.68 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 39.18 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 38.65 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 37.23 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 34.85 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 33.5 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 32.15 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 30.9 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 30.63 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 36.23 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 28.58 | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 26.36 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 25.21 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 24.28 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 23.23 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 23.6 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 22.4 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 21.2 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 20.42 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 19.78 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 20.53 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 19.74 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 18.81 | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.48 | 46 | 66.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.37 | 30.9 | 44.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.17 | 21.2 | 36.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.86 | 18.81 | 20.53 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
- 9 South Sudan 57.68 compare
- 10 Liberia 55.01 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 51.8 compare
- 12 Benin 48.82 compare
- 13 Mali 46.16 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 41.85 compare
- 15 Cameroon 40.88 compare
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,337 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 217,384 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.33 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 352,758 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.56 (2024)
- Child deaths 135,374 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 109,734 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 85,119 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 137,386 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 52,267 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) was 18.81 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.92 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.81 in 2024.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 12th out of 48 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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