Mortality rate, infant, female in Kuwait

Kuwait: Mortality rate, infant, female was 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
6.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
136th
of 197 countries
All-time high
110.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
6.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant, female in Kuwait, 1960–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Kuwait stood at 6.5 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Kuwait peaked at 110.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Kuwait ranks 136th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Mortality rate, infant, female in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Kuwait, 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1960 110.5 per 1,000 live births
1961 102.9 per 1,000 live births -6.9%
1962 95.9 per 1,000 live births -6.8%
1963 89.2 per 1,000 live births -7.0%
1964 82.8 per 1,000 live births -7.2%
1965 76.9 per 1,000 live births -7.1%
1966 71.5 per 1,000 live births -7.0%
1967 66.5 per 1,000 live births -7.0%
1968 62.1 per 1,000 live births -6.6%
1969 58.2 per 1,000 live births -6.3%
1970 54.6 per 1,000 live births -6.2%
1971 51.4 per 1,000 live births -5.9%
1972 48.3 per 1,000 live births -6.0%
1973 45.5 per 1,000 live births -5.8%
1974 42.9 per 1,000 live births -5.7%
1975 40.3 per 1,000 live births -6.1%
1976 37.8 per 1,000 live births -6.2%
1977 35.4 per 1,000 live births -6.3%
1978 33 per 1,000 live births -6.8%
1979 30.6 per 1,000 live births -7.3%
1980 28.2 per 1,000 live births -7.8%
1981 25.8 per 1,000 live births -8.5%
1982 23.4 per 1,000 live births -9.3%
1983 21.2 per 1,000 live births -9.4%
1984 19.4 per 1,000 live births -8.5%
1985 17.9 per 1,000 live births -7.7%
1986 16.7 per 1,000 live births -6.7%
1987 15.8 per 1,000 live births -5.4%
1988 15 per 1,000 live births -5.1%
1989 14.1 per 1,000 live births -6.0%
1990 13.3 per 1,000 live births -5.7%
1991 12.6 per 1,000 live births -5.3%
1992 12.1 per 1,000 live births -4.0%
1993 11.7 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
1994 11.4 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
1995 11.2 per 1,000 live births -1.8%
1996 10.9 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
1997 10.6 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1998 10.3 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1999 10 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2000 9.8 per 1,000 live births -2.0%
2001 9.7 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
2002 9.5 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
2003 9.4 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2004 9.3 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2005 9.2 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2006 9 per 1,000 live births -2.2%
2007 8.9 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2008 8.8 per 1,000 live births -1.1%
2009 8.6 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
2010 8.4 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
2011 8.1 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
2012 7.8 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
2013 7.5 per 1,000 live births -3.8%
2014 7.3 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2015 7.1 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2016 7 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
2017 7 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2018 7 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2019 6.9 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
2020 6.9 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2021 6.9 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
2022 6.8 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
2023 6.6 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2024 6.5 per 1,000 live births -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 81.65 per 1,000 live births 58.2 per 1,000 live births 110.5 per 1,000 live births 10
1970s 41.98 per 1,000 live births 30.6 per 1,000 live births 54.6 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 19.75 per 1,000 live births 14.1 per 1,000 live births 28.2 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 11.41 per 1,000 live births 10 per 1,000 live births 13.3 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 9.22 per 1,000 live births 8.6 per 1,000 live births 9.8 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 7.41 per 1,000 live births 6.9 per 1,000 live births 8.4 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 6.74 per 1,000 live births 6.5 per 1,000 live births 6.9 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 134 Georgia 6.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 134 Ukraine 6.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 136 Kazakhstan 6.5 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 138 Antigua and Barbuda 6.4 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 139 Malaysia 6.3 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant, female in Kuwait?
Mortality rate, infant, female in Kuwait was 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 110.5 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Kuwait rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
Kuwait ranks 136th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.