Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North Africa: Mortality rate age 1-11 months was 6.52 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Middle East and North Africa, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle East and North Africa recorded 6.52 for mortality rate age 1-11 months in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Middle East and North Africa peaked at 27.27 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.52, in 2024.
Middle East and North Africa ranks 16th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.27 | — |
| 1991 | 25.72 | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 24.2 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 23.23 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 22.25 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 21.29 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 20.21 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 19.22 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 18.16 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 17.09 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 16 | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 15.01 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 14.06 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 13.19 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 12.37 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 11.62 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 10.98 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 10.36 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 9.85 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 9.45 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 9.07 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.82 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.83 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.63 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.35 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.17 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.84 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 7.66 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 7.51 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.28 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.06 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 6.94 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 6.79 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 6.78 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.52 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.86 | 17.09 | 27.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.29 | 9.45 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.22 | 7.28 | 9.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.82 | 6.52 | 7.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East and North Africa
- 13 Equatorial Guinea 20.66 compare
- 14 Madagascar 20.27 compare
- 15 Mali 19.97 compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 19.75 compare
- 17 Sudan 19.49 compare
- 18 Mozambique 19.03 compare
- 19 Benin 18.4 compare
More health data for Middle East and North Africa
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.5 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 84,203 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.17 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 18.37 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 8.68 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 11.92 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 63,271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 1-11 months in Middle East and North Africa?
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Middle East and North Africa was 6.52 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.27 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 in 2024.
- How does Middle East and North Africa rank for mortality rate age 1-11 months?
- Middle East and North Africa ranks 16th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 1-11 months rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 1-11 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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