Mortality rate, under-5, female in Arab World
Arab World: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 31.03 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
31.03 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 4.0%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
86.12 per 1,000 live births
in 1991
All-time low
31.03 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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
Arab World recorded 31.03 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Arab World peaked at 86.12 per 1,000 live births in 1991 and was at its lowest, 31.03 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Arab World ranks 21st of 45 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, under-5, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.59 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1991 | 86.12 per 1,000 live births | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 82.23 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 79.53 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 69.24 per 1,000 live births | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 67.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 65.06 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 62.97 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 66.19 per 1,000 live births | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 58.98 per 1,000 live births | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 57.03 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 55.22 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 53.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 51.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 51.82 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.18 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 46.75 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 44.87 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 43.13 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 41.58 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 41.69 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 40.14 per 1,000 live births | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 37.07 per 1,000 live births | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 35.36 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 34.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 35.81 per 1,000 live births | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 34.59 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 32.93 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 32.02 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 31.47 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 33.19 per 1,000 live births | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 32.32 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 31.03 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.91 per 1,000 live births | 58.98 per 1,000 live births | 86.12 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.59 per 1,000 live births | 41.58 per 1,000 live births | 57.03 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.88 per 1,000 live births | 32.93 per 1,000 live births | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.01 per 1,000 live births | 31.03 per 1,000 live births | 33.19 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 57.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 19 Madagascar 57.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 20 Sudan 56.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 21 Mozambique 55 per 1,000 live births compare
- 22 Lesotho 53.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 23 Togo 51.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 24 Pakistan 50.8 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1632 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Arab World?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Arab World was 31.03 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, under-5, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.12 per 1,000 live births in 1991.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.03 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Arab World rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Arab World ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.