Mortality rate age 5-24 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 5.28 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-24 in Kuwait is 5.28, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Kuwait peaked at 19.82 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.28, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 18th 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 5-24 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.6 | — |
| 1991 | 19.82 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 10.31 | -48.0% |
| 1993 | 10.29 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 10.16 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 9.97 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 9.77 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 9.56 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 9.36 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 9.16 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.95 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.74 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.55 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.36 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.19 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.03 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.86 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.67 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.46 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.26 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.09 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.96 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.87 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.83 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.85 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.91 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.97 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.98 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.88 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.7 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 6.46 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 6.18 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 5.87 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.55 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 5.28 | -4.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 5.28 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.5, 56% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 5.28 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.6, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-24 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 | -48.0% | 19.82 | 10.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8 | 9.16 | 19.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.11 | 7.26 | 8.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 | 6.7 | 7.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 | 5.28 | 6.46 | 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 5-24 in Kuwait?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Kuwait was 5.28 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19.82 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Kuwait ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 5-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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