Mortality rate (children aged 5 to 14 years) by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
59.04
Palestine
Lowest
1.22
United Arab Emirates
Median
2.93
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
805
What the numbers show
Mortality rate (children aged 5 to 14 years) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 59.04 in Palestine; the lowest is 1.22 in United Arab Emirates.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.93, and the mean is 6.78.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 48.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 997.9%), and the largest decrease in Syria (down 66.3%).
Mortality rate (children aged 5 to 14 years): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine | 59.04 | 2024 | up 997.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Sudan | 13.43 | 2024 | up 47.3% | falling |
| 3 | Djibouti | 11.23 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 4 | Yemen | 8.46 | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 5 | Lebanon | 6.11 | 2024 | up 120.0% | falling |
| 6 | Iraq | 4.85 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 7 | Syria | 4.16 | 2024 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 8 | Egypt | 3.44 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 9 | Iran | 3.19 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 10 | Algeria | 3.01 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 11 | Tunisia | 2.84 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 12 | Oman | 2.37 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 13 | Libya | 2.31 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Morocco | 2.18 | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 15 | Bahrain | 1.83 | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 16 | Kuwait | 1.69 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 1.47 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Qatar | 1.47 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 19 | Jordan | 1.27 | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 1.22 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 6.1
- MENA Programme Region 5.61
- MENA Reporting Region 4.5