Mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, infant, female was 30.29 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
30.29 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
14th
of 47 groups
All-time high
77.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1990
All-time low
30.29 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1990–2024

0204060801990200720241990: 77.2 per 1,000 live births1991: 75.4 per 1,000 live births1992: 73.8 per 1,000 live births1993: 72.8 per 1,000 live births1994: 71.6 per 1,000 live births1995: 70.3 per 1,000 live births1996: 68.6 per 1,000 live births1997: 66.8 per 1,000 live births1998: 64.9 per 1,000 live births1999: 62.9 per 1,000 live births2000: 60.9 per 1,000 live births2001: 58.8 per 1,000 live births2002: 56.8 per 1,000 live births2003: 55.1 per 1,000 live births2004: 53.2 per 1,000 live births2005: 51.5 per 1,000 live births2006: 50 per 1,000 live births2007: 48.4 per 1,000 live births2008: 47 per 1,000 live births2009: 45.7 per 1,000 live births2010: 44.4 per 1,000 live births2011: 43 per 1,000 live births2012: 41.7 per 1,000 live births2013: 40.4 per 1,000 live births2014: 39.1 per 1,000 live births2015: 37.9 per 1,000 live births2016: 36.9 per 1,000 live births2017: 36 per 1,000 live births2018: 35.5 per 1,000 live births2019: 34.8 per 1,000 live births2020: 33.9 per 1,000 live births2021: 33.1 per 1,000 live births2022: 32.2 per 1,000 live births2023: 31.3 per 1,000 live births2024: 30.3 per 1,000 live births

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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 30.29 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 77.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.29 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1990 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1990 77.2 per 1,000 live births
1991 75.42 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
1992 73.82 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
1993 72.76 per 1,000 live births -1.4%
1994 71.62 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1995 70.28 per 1,000 live births -1.9%
1996 68.64 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
1997 66.76 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
1998 64.85 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1999 62.89 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2000 60.89 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2001 58.75 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
2002 56.83 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
2003 55.14 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2004 53.21 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
2005 51.51 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2006 50.01 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2007 48.45 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
2008 47.04 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2009 45.7 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2010 44.36 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2011 42.97 per 1,000 live births -3.1%
2012 41.7 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2013 40.35 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2014 39.06 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2015 37.94 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
2016 36.9 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
2017 36.04 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
2018 35.49 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
2019 34.75 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
2020 33.89 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
2021 33.12 per 1,000 live births -2.3%
2022 32.21 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2023 31.31 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
2024 30.29 per 1,000 live births -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70.42 per 1,000 live births 62.89 per 1,000 live births 77.2 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 52.75 per 1,000 live births 45.7 per 1,000 live births 60.89 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 38.96 per 1,000 live births 34.75 per 1,000 live births 44.36 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 32.16 per 1,000 live births 30.29 per 1,000 live births 33.89 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 12 Sierra Leone 49.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 13 Afghanistan 44.5 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 14 Mali 43.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 15 Pakistan 42.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 16 Equatorial Guinea 42.6 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 17 Benin 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 30.29 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 77.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 30.29 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.