Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 20,706 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
20,706
Change on year
down 10.1%
Rank
18th
of 43 groups
All-time high
40,004
in 1990
All-time low
19,535
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720241990: 40.0k1991: 35.1k1992: 33.6k1993: 32.4k1994: 32.0k1995: 31.3k1996: 30.7k1997: 29.9k1998: 30.0k1999: 28.5k2000: 27.7k2001: 26.9k2002: 26.2k2003: 27.1k2004: 25.2k2005: 30.3k2006: 24.7k2007: 24.5k2008: 24.2k2009: 23.9k2010: 23.4k2011: 23.3k2012: 24.0k2013: 24.1k2014: 23.9k2015: 24.2k2016: 23.3k2017: 22.5k2018: 22.2k2019: 21.1k2020: 20.7k2021: 20.3k2022: 19.5k2023: 23.0k2024: 20.7k

Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Analysis

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 20,706 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in 2024.

The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 40,004 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19,535, in 2022.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 18th out of 43 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.

Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 40,004
1991 35,068 -12.3%
1992 33,585 -4.2%
1993 32,360 -3.6%
1994 31,974 -1.2%
1995 31,349 -2.0%
1996 30,678 -2.1%
1997 29,934 -2.4%
1998 30,010 +0.3%
1999 28,478 -5.1%
2000 27,674 -2.8%
2001 26,903 -2.8%
2002 26,224 -2.5%
2003 27,050 +3.1%
2004 25,236 -6.7%
2005 30,321 +20.1%
2006 24,725 -18.5%
2007 24,485 -1.0%
2008 24,214 -1.1%
2009 23,878 -1.4%
2010 23,401 -2.0%
2011 23,305 -0.4%
2012 23,960 +2.8%
2013 24,069 +0.5%
2014 23,914 -0.6%
2015 24,162 +1.0%
2016 23,328 -3.5%
2017 22,477 -3.6%
2018 22,198 -1.2%
2019 21,131 -4.8%
2020 20,653 -2.3%
2021 20,348 -1.5%
2022 19,535 -4.0%
2023 23,039 +17.9%
2024 20,706 -10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32,344 28,478 40,004 10
2000s 26,071 23,878 30,321 10
2010s 23,194 21,131 24,162 10
2020s 20,856 19,535 23,039 5

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  1. 15 Mali 3,585 compare
  2. 16 Cote d'Ivoire 3,497 compare
  3. 17 Angola 3,412 compare
  4. 18 Chad 3,184 compare
  5. 19 Afghanistan 2,765 compare
  6. 20 Bangladesh 2,761 compare
  7. 21 Benin 2,275 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 20,706 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 40,004 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 19,535 in 2022.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
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