Mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate, infant, female was 28.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1990–2024
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 stood at 28.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 74.4 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th 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, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 71 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 69.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 68.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 67.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 61.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 60 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 58 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 56 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 52.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 49 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 40.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 38.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 37.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.49 per 1,000 live births | 60 per 1,000 live births | 74.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.23 per 1,000 live births | 43.5 per 1,000 live births | 58 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.95 per 1,000 live births | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.54 per 1,000 live births | 28.7 per 1,000 live births | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 13 Afghanistan 44.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Mali 43.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Pakistan 42.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 42.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Benin 40.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Mozambique 39.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 39.2 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?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 28.7 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?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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.