Mortality rate, infant in Arab World
Arab World: Mortality rate, infant was 26.58 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
26.58 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
65.72 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
26.58 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Arab World, 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 in Arab World stood at 26.58 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Arab World peaked at 65.72 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.58 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Arab World 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Arab World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 65.72 per 1,000 live births | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 63.54 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 61.83 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 55.64 per 1,000 live births | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 54.29 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 52.84 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 51.43 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 52.94 per 1,000 live births | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 48.52 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 47.08 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 45.71 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 43.04 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 41.16 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 39.18 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 37.78 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 36.46 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 35.34 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 35.18 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.31 per 1,000 live births | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 33.72 per 1,000 live births | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 31.79 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 31.05 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.56 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 30 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 30.58 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 29.79 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.88 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.73 per 1,000 live births | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 27.44 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 26.58 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.96 per 1,000 live births | 48.52 per 1,000 live births | 65.72 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.26 per 1,000 live births | 35.34 per 1,000 live births | 47.08 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.18 per 1,000 live births | 28.87 per 1,000 live births | 40.31 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.79 per 1,000 live births | 26.58 per 1,000 live births | 28.73 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 17 Benin 45.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 44.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Mozambique 43.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Madagascar 43 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Sudan 42.9 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 12.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Arab World?
- Mortality rate, infant in Arab World was 26.58 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 recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 65.72 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.58 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Arab World rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Arab World ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.