Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Kuwait, 1986–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Kuwait is 0 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 139th of 197 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 neonatal deaths, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | -42.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0002 units per person, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal deaths, per capita 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 | -42.6% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 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 neonatal deaths, per capita in Kuwait?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Kuwait was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.