Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Reporting Region
MENA Reporting Region: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 2.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Reporting Region, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
MENA Reporting Region recorded 2.24 for mortality rate age 5-9 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Reporting Region peaked at 6.72 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.95, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Reporting Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.72 | — |
| 1991 | 5.27 | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 4.71 | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 4.47 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 4.25 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 4.05 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 3.86 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 3.68 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 3.52 | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 3.38 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.25 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.13 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.01 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.24 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.83 | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 2.76 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.71 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.67 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.64 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.6 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.55 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.59 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.78 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.76 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.68 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.67 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.48 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 2.44 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.38 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.19 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.04 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.99 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.95 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.61 | +33.9% |
| 2024 | 2.24 | -14.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Reporting 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 | +33.9% | 1.95 | 2.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.39 | 3.38 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 | 2.6 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 | 2.19 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 1.95 | 2.61 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MENA Reporting Region
More health data for MENA Reporting Region
- Number of births 9,030 (2100)
- Life expectancy 85.12 (2100)
- Children population as proportion of total population 19.8 (2100)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 87 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 85 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 90 (2025)
- Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 90 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 119,480 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 11.92 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Reporting Region?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in MENA Reporting Region was 2.24 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in MENA Reporting Region?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in MENA Reporting Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 in 2022.
- How does MENA Reporting Region rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- MENA Reporting Region ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in MENA Reporting Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MENA Reporting 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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