Mortality rate in MENA Programme Region

MENA Programme Region: Mortality rate was 5.61 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
5.61
Change on year
down 9.0%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
13.1
in 1990
All-time low
4.3
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate in MENA Programme Region, 1990–2024

4681012141990200720241990: 13.11991: 10.81992: 9.91993: 9.41994: 91995: 8.61996: 8.31997: 7.91998: 8.91999: 7.32000: 7.12001: 6.92002: 6.62003: 7.42004: 6.92005: 6.82006: 6.22007: 5.92008: 62009: 5.72010: 5.62011: 5.62012: 5.82013: 5.72014: 5.62015: 5.52016: 5.22017: 5.12018: 52019: 4.72020: 4.52021: 4.42022: 4.32023: 6.22024: 5.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

MENA Programme Region recorded 5.61 for mortality rate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate in MENA Programme Region peaked at 13.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2022.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.34 7.34 13.1 10
2000s 6.55 5.72 7.38 10
2010s 5.4 4.72 5.83 10
2020s 4.99 4.3 6.16 5

Countries ranked near MENA Programme Region

  1. 1 Palestine, State of 59.04 compare
  2. 2 Sudan 13.43 compare
  3. 3 Djibouti 11.23 compare
  4. 4 Yemen 8.46 compare
  5. 5 Lebanon 6.11 compare

See the full ranking of 23 places β†’

More health data for MENA Programme Region

All data for MENA Programme Region β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate in MENA Programme Region?
Mortality rate in MENA Programme Region was 5.61 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate recorded in MENA Programme Region?
The highest recorded value was 13.1 in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate recorded in MENA Programme Region?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2022.
How does MENA Programme Region rank for mortality rate?
MENA Programme Region ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate rising or falling in MENA Programme Region?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (children aged 5 to 14 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mortality rate in MENA Programme Region. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/mortality-rate-children-aged-5-to-14-years/mena-programme-region/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/mortality-rate-children-aged-5-to-14-years/mena-programme-region/">Mortality rate in MENA Programme Region</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate (children aged 5 to 14 years)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
23 places, 805 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed