Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years was 66,236 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) recorded 66,236 for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 98,853 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 60,212, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98,076 | — |
| 1991 | 98,853 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 95,916 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 93,502 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 82,251 | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 81,130 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 79,688 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 78,190 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 85,899 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 75,704 | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 74,470 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 73,318 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 72,317 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 75,407 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 74,500 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 84,144 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 71,260 | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 69,734 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 70,399 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 68,568 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 70,157 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 88,846 | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 71,422 | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 67,897 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 67,396 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 67,685 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 65,906 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 67,344 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 65,187 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 61,641 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 60,778 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 60,212 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 63,193 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 70,756 | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 66,236 | -6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +26.6% | 70,157 | 88,846 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,921 | 75,704 | 98,853 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,412 | 68,568 | 84,144 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,348 | 61,641 | 88,846 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,235 | 60,212 | 70,756 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 66,236 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 98,853 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,212 in 2021.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 5th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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