Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 213 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Kuwait is 213, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Kuwait peaked at 543 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 213, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 128th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 543 | — |
| 1991 | 250 | -54.0% |
| 1992 | 323 | +29.2% |
| 1993 | 324 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 335 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 339 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 331 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 316 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 303 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 293 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 288 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 285 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 285 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 287 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 289 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 290 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 293 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 297 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 301 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 305 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 305 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 302 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 307 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 300 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 306 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 294 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 292 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 296 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 279 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 266 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 258 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 214 | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 227 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 226 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 213 | -5.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 213 is above the median for high income countries, which is 155, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 213 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,294, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) 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% | 543 | 250 |
| 1992 | +29.2% | 250 | 323 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 335.7 | 250 | 543 | 10 |
| 2000s | 292 | 285 | 305 | 10 |
| 2010s | 294.7 | 266 | 307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 227.6 | 213 | 258 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Kuwait?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Kuwait was 213 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 543 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 213 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Kuwait ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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