Number of youth deaths in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of youth deaths was 502 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Kuwait is 502, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Kuwait peaked at 1,151 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 502, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 126th out of 199 countries 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 youth deaths in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,151 | — |
| 1991 | 817 | -29.0% |
| 1992 | 686 | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 717 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 702 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 702 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 703 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 694 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 677 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 662 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 650 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 649 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 652 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 657 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 665 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 671 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 674 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 679 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 681 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 682 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 678 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 667 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 663 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 656 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 651 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 645 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 636 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 639 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 628 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 604 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 587 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 538 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 512 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 519 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 502 | -3.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 502 is above the median for high income countries, which is 343, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 502 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,351, 15% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of youth deaths 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 | -29.0% | 1,151 | 817 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 751.1 | 662 | 1,151 | 10 |
| 2000s | 666 | 649 | 682 | 10 |
| 2010s | 646.7 | 604 | 678 | 10 |
| 2020s | 531.6 | 502 | 587 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Kuwait?
- Number of youth deaths in Kuwait was 502 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1,151 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 502 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of youth deaths?
- Kuwait ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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