Mortality rate (children aged 5 to 14 years) in MENA Programme Region
MENA Programme Region: Mortality rate was 5.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate in MENA Programme Region, 1990–2024
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.
Mortality rate in MENA Programme Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.1 | — |
| 1991 | 10.79 | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 9.89 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 9.44 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 9.03 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 8.64 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 8.26 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 7.92 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 8.95 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 7.34 | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 7.09 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 6.86 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.64 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 7.38 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 6.9 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.8 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.72 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.61 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.61 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.83 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.75 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.58 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.53 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.23 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.14 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.02 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.72 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 4.49 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.39 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.16 | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 5.61 | -9.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate 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 | +43.4% | 4.3 | 6.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 1st out of 2 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.
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