Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre was 0.0127 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1986–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0127 units per square kilometre for neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.0381 units per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.012 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 96th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.017 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0161 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.012 units per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0127 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 units per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0127 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0203 units per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -54.0% | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 0.014 units per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +29.2% | 0.014 units per square kilometre | 0.0181 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | 0.014 units per square kilometre | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 0.016 units per square kilometre | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 0.0145 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 93 British Virgin Islands 0.0133 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Eritrea 0.0132 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Netherlands 0.0131 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 Moldova 0.0121 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 South Africa 0.0119 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Samoa 0.0119 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.0127 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0381 units per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 96th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Neonatal deaths UNICEF
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.