Mortality rate age 10-19 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mortality rate age 10-19 was 2.44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2.44 for mortality rate age 10-19 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 in Kuwait peaked at 7.47 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.44, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 19th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.47 | — |
| 1991 | 7.28 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 4.95 | -32.0% |
| 1993 | 4.95 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.88 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.77 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.65 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.53 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.42 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.32 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.23 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.14 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.07 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.01 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.96 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.92 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.87 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.73 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.64 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.56 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.49 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.43 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.38 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.34 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.32 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.31 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.27 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.2 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.98 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 2.85 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.7 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.56 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 2.44 | -4.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.44 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.6, 53% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.44 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.57, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 10-19 in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -32.0% | 7.28 | 4.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.22 | 4.32 | 7.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 | 3.64 | 4.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 | 3.1 | 3.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7 | 2.44 | 2.98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 in Kuwait?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 in Kuwait was 2.44 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.47 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for mortality rate age 10-19?
- Kuwait ranks 19th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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