Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Programme Region
MENA Programme Region: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 3.03 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Programme Region, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Programme Region stood at 3.03.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Programme Region peaked at 7.77 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Programme Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.77 | — |
| 1991 | 6.39 | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 5.82 | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 5.55 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 5.3 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 5.07 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 4.84 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 4.64 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 5.31 | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 4.29 | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 4.14 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.99 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.85 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.22 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 4.04 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 3.96 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.53 | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 3.31 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3.38 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.18 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 3.1 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.09 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.23 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 3.18 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.07 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.04 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.84 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 2.78 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.71 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.51 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 2.37 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.31 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.25 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.37 | +49.4% |
| 2024 | 3.03 | -10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Programme Region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +49.4% | 2.25 | 3.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5 | 4.29 | 7.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.76 | 3.18 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 | 2.51 | 3.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.66 | 2.25 | 3.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MENA Programme Region
More health data for MENA Programme Region
- Number of births 10,741 (2100)
- Life expectancy 84.03 (2100)
- Children population as proportion of total population 20.59 (2100)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 84 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 83 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 89 (2025)
- Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 87 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 159,318 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 13.81 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.79 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Programme Region?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Programme Region was 3.03 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The highest recorded value was 7.77 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 2022.
- How does MENA Programme Region rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- MENA Programme Region ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in MENA Programme Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MENA Programme Region data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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