Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age was 107 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Kuwait is 107, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Kuwait peaked at 217 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 92, in 2012.
Kuwait ranks 123rd 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.
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 217 | — |
| 1991 | 134 | -38.2% |
| 1992 | 154 | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 141 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 121 | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 111 | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 108 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 105 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 103 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 101 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 98 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 106 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 112 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 116 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 118 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 117 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 110 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 109 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 110 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 107 | -2.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 107 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 107 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 650, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age 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 | -38.2% | 217 | 134 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129.5 | 101 | 217 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.4 | 96 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102 | 92 | 118 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.6 | 107 | 117 | 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)
- 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 number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Kuwait?
- Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age in Kuwait was 107 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 217 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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