Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa
Middle East and North Africa: Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched was 4.94 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
4.94
Change on year
down 19.4%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
15.68
in 2025
All-time low
4.94
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2030, under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa stood at 4.94. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.68 | — |
| 2026 | 12.28 | -21.7% |
| 2027 | 9.68 | -21.2% |
| 2028 | 7.68 | -20.7% |
| 2029 | 6.14 | -20.1% |
| 2030 | 4.94 | -19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 10.29 | 6.14 | 15.68 | 5 |
| 2030s | 4.94 | 4.94 | 4.94 | 1 |
More health data for Middle East and North Africa
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 84,203 (2024)
- Infant deaths 182,751 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 51,561 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 203,683 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 119,480 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa?
- Under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched in Middle East and North Africa was 4.94 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.68 in 2025.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched recorded in Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.94 in 2030.
- How does Middle East and North Africa rank for under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched?
- Middle East and North Africa ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2030.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - high-income country average rate matched rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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