Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.799 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in Kuwait is 0.799, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Kuwait peaked at 2.93 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.799, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 138th of 201 countries 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 5-9 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.93 | — |
| 1991 | 2.16 | -26.4% |
| 1992 | 2.05 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 1.91 | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 1.76 | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 1.63 | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 1.52 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 1.44 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.39 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.36 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.35 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.35 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.35 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.36 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.34 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.31 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.27 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.23 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.18 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.12 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9659 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9399 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9272 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9241 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.922 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9155 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9047 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8905 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8729 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8509 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8252 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.799 | -3.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.799 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4414, 1.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.799 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.37, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -26.4% | 2.93 | 2.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 | 1.36 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 | 1.18 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9681 | 0.9047 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8477 | 0.799 | 0.8905 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 135 China 0.8301 compare
- 136 Costa Rica 0.8131 compare
- 137 Ukraine 0.7991 compare
- 139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7849 compare
- 140 Saudi Arabia 0.7843 compare
- 141 Qatar 0.7654 compare
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 5-9 in Kuwait?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Kuwait was 0.799 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.799 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Kuwait ranks 138th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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