Mortality rate, infant in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mortality rate, infant was 32 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, infant 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 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 32 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 79.1 per 1,000 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 16th out of 47 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 79.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 77.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 75.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 74.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 73.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 71.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 70.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 68.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 62.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 60.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 58.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 57 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 55.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 53.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 52 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 50.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 49.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 47.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 45 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 42.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 40.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 38.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 37.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 37.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 35 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 34 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 33 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 32 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.06 per 1,000 live births | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | 79.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.65 per 1,000 live births | 47.8 per 1,000 live births | 62.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.82 per 1,000 live births | 36.5 per 1,000 live births | 46.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.94 per 1,000 live births | 32 per 1,000 live births | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 13 Afghanistan 48.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Pakistan 48.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Mali 47.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 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
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All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Mortality rate, infant in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 32 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1 per 1,000 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 (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.