Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 395 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 395 for under-five deaths - un igme estimates in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Kuwait peaked at 934 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 395, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 127th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 934 | — |
| 1991 | 683 | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 532 | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 576 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 581 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 591 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 595 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 589 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 574 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 561 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 552 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 551 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 554 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 560 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 568 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 574 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 577 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 581 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 583 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 586 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 583 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 574 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 571 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 562 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 556 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 546 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 530 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 527 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 512 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 486 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 470 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 428 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 403 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 409 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 395 | -3.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 395 is above the median for high income countries, which is 258, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 395 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,048, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) 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 | -26.9% | 934 | 683 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 621.6 | 532 | 934 | 10 |
| 2000s | 568.6 | 551 | 586 | 10 |
| 2010s | 544.7 | 486 | 583 | 10 |
| 2020s | 421 | 395 | 470 | 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 under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Kuwait?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Kuwait was 395 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 934 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 395 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Kuwait ranks 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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