Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male was 2.2 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org. Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Kuwait is 2.2 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Kuwait peaked at 8.7 per 1,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 1,000, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 152nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.1 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 8.7 per 1,000 | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -49.4% |
| 1993 | 4.6 per 1,000 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.8 per 1,000 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 4.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.4 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5 per 1,000 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.2 per 1,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 per 1,000, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.2 per 1,000 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.2 per 1,000, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -49.4% | 8.7 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.36 per 1,000 | 4.4 per 1,000 | 8.7 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 4.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 per 1,000 | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2.8 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 149 Estonia 2.3 per 1,000 compare
- 149 Poland 2.3 per 1,000 compare
- 149 Serbia 2.3 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Austria 2.2 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Brunei Darussalam 2.2 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Finland 2.2 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Lithuania 2.2 per 1,000 compare
- 152 New Zealand 2.2 per 1,000 compare
- 152 Romania 2.2 per 1,000 compare
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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Kuwait?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male in Kuwait was 2.2 per 1,000 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 per 1,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male?
- Kuwait ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying male adolescents between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 male adolescents age 15, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.