Mortality rate in MENA Programme Region
MENA Programme Region: Mortality rate was 5.61 in 2024. βΌ 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
1990β2024
Mortality rate in MENA Programme Region, 1990β2024
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
| 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 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.
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