Number of under-five deaths in Arab World
Arab World: Number of under-five deaths was 378,544 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Arab World, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Arab World recorded 378,544 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Arab World peaked at 721,240 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 372,183, in 2021.
That places Arab World 26th out of 47 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 under-five deaths in Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 671,723 | — |
| 1991 | 721,240 | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 694,657 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 669,736 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 581,930 | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 567,634 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 551,244 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 537,153 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 568,970 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 513,068 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 502,085 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 491,761 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 482,066 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 474,023 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 482,129 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 477,063 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 456,374 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 451,417 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 445,395 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 440,011 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 452,728 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 569,655 | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 454,601 | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 430,117 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 425,122 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 422,042 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 412,489 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 426,926 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 408,680 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 387,639 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 378,817 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 372,183 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 392,590 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 388,539 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 378,544 | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths in Arab World 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 | +25.8% | 452,728 | 569,655 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 607,736 | 513,068 | 721,240 | 10 |
| 2000s | 470,232 | 440,011 | 502,085 | 10 |
| 2010s | 439,000 | 387,639 | 569,655 | 10 |
| 2020s | 382,135 | 372,183 | 392,590 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0523 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Arab World?
- Number of under-five deaths in Arab World was 378,544 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 721,240 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 372,183 in 2021.
- How does Arab World rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Arab World ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.