Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 3.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 3.61, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 8.73 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.31, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.73 | — |
| 1991 | 8.61 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.1 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 7.66 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 6.62 | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 6.41 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 6.2 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 6 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.52 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 5.7 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 5.59 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 5.49 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.39 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.58 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.47 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.09 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 5.09 | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 4.92 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 4.91 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.72 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.77 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.97 | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 4.69 | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 4.36 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.22 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.13 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.92 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.92 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.72 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.46 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.37 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.31 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.45 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 3.85 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 3.61 | -6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +25.2% | 4.77 | 5.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.06 | 5.7 | 8.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 | 4.72 | 6.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 | 3.46 | 5.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 | 3.31 | 3.85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- 2 Niger 17.82 compare
- 3 Somalia 14.09 compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 13.71 compare
- 5 Nigeria 13.47 compare
- 6 South Sudan 13.45 compare
- 7 Madagascar 11.63 compare
- 8 Benin 11.42 compare
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14,992 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 83,590 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,830 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 482 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 524 (2025)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 140.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 3.61 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.73 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 in 2021.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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