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

Latest (2024)
18.81
Change on year
down 4.7%
Rank
12th
of 48 groups
All-time high
66.92
in 1991
All-time low
18.81
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate 1-59 months in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), 1990–2024

2030405060701990200720241990: 64.41991: 66.91992: 63.91993: 61.71994: 55.21995: 53.71996: 51.91997: 501998: 511999: 462000: 44.22001: 42.42002: 40.72003: 39.22004: 38.72005: 37.22006: 34.92007: 33.52008: 32.12009: 30.92010: 30.62011: 36.22012: 28.62013: 26.42014: 25.22015: 24.32016: 23.22017: 23.62018: 22.42019: 21.22020: 20.42021: 19.82022: 20.52023: 19.72024: 18.8

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

Annual values for Mortality rate 1-59 months in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 9 South Sudan 57.68 compare
  2. 10 Liberia 55.01 compare
  3. 11 Burkina Faso 51.8 compare
  4. 12 Benin 48.82 compare
  5. 13 Mali 46.16 compare
  6. 14 Equatorial Guinea 41.85 compare
  7. 15 Cameroon 40.88 compare

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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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Indicator
Mortality rate 1-59 months
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
249 places, 12,128 data points, 1951–2024
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