Number of child deaths igme in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of child deaths igme was 395 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of child deaths igme in Kuwait, 1964–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths igme in Kuwait is 395, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths igme in Kuwait peaked at 2,294 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 395, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 127th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of child deaths igme in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2,008 | — |
| 1965 | 2,046 | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 2,081 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 2,135 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 2,205 | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 2,264 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 2,294 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 2,284 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 2,259 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2,232 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2,195 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 2,156 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 2,119 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 2,067 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 1,994 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 1,911 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1,820 | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 1,709 | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 1,597 | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 1,495 | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 1,397 | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 1,297 | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 1,214 | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 1,144 | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 1,071 | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 1,000 | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 934 | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 683 | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 532 | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 576 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 581 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 591 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 595 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 589 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 574 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 561 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 552 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 551 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 554 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 560 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 568 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 574 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 577 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 581 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 583 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 586 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 583 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 574 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 571 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 562 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 556 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 546 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 530 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 527 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 512 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 486 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 470 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 428 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 403 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 409 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 395 | -3.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 395 is above the median for high income countries, which is 258, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 395 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,048, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths igme 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 | -26.9% | 934 | 683 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,123 | 2,008 | 2,264 | 6 |
| 1970s | 2,151 | 1,911 | 2,294 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,374 | 1,000 | 1,820 | 10 |
| 1990s | 621.6 | 532 | 934 | 10 |
| 2000s | 568.6 | 551 | 586 | 10 |
| 2010s | 544.7 | 486 | 583 | 10 |
| 2020s | 421 | 395 | 470 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths igme in Kuwait?
- Number of child deaths igme in Kuwait was 395 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths igme recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2,294 in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths igme recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 395 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of child deaths igme?
- Kuwait ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths igme rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths igme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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