Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Middle East & North Africa

Adult mortality rate, female in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 100.1 per 1,000. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 73%.

2024 100.1 per 1,000 −0.98% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 371.1 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 100.1 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Middle East & North Africa, 1960–2024010020030040019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 371.1 per 1,0001962: 359.4 per 1,0001964: 339.2 per 1,0001966: 322.4 per 1,0001968: 307.5 per 1,0001970: 291.7 per 1,0001972: 279.7 per 1,0001974: 268 per 1,0001976: 257.5 per 1,0001978: 243.6 per 1,0001980: 223.9 per 1,0001982: 212.2 per 1,0001984: 202.7 per 1,0001986: 195.5 per 1,0001988: 189.5 per 1,0001990: 186.7 per 1,0001992: 176.4 per 1,0001994: 174.6 per 1,0001996: 171 per 1,0001998: 165.3 per 1,0002000: 156.8 per 1,0002002: 149.2 per 1,0002004: 142.6 per 1,0002006: 135.7 per 1,0002008: 129.4 per 1,0002010: 124.9 per 1,0002012: 121.8 per 1,0002014: 117 per 1,0002016: 112.6 per 1,0002018: 108.3 per 1,0002020: 117 per 1,0002022: 103.7 per 1,0002024: 100.1 per 1,000
Change over the period: −271 (−73.02%) Average annual rate: -2.03 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 100.1 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 100.1 −1 −0.98%
2023 101.1 −2.6 −2.52%
2022 103.7 −23.6 −18.51%
2021 127.3 +10.3 +8.84%
2020 117 +10.9 +10.28%
2019 106.1 −2.2 −2.02%
2018 108.3 −1.9 −1.73%
2017 110.2 −2.4 −2.13%
2016 112.6 −2.6 −2.25%
2015 115.1 −1.8 −1.57%
2014 117 −2.6 −2.14%
2013 119.5 −2.2 −1.83%
2012 121.8 −1.2 −0.98%
2011 123 −1.9 −1.53%
2010 124.9 −2.1 −1.67%
2009 127 −2.3 −1.81%
2008 129.4 −3 −2.28%
2007 132.4 −3.3 −2.46%
2006 135.7 −7.7 −5.36%
2005 143.4 +0.8 +0.55%
2004 142.6 −5.8 −3.93%
2003 148.5 −0.8 −0.52%
2002 149.2 −3.6 −2.34%
2001 152.8 −4 −2.52%
2000 156.8 −4.1 −2.52%
1999 160.8 −4.5 −2.71%
1998 165.3 −3.6 −2.15%
1997 168.9 −2.1 −1.22%
1996 171 −2.3 −1.35%
1995 173.3 −1.3 −0.73%
1994 174.6 −0.8 −0.45%
1993 175.4 −1 −0.58%
1992 176.4 −2.6 −1.44%
1991 179 −7.7 −4.11%
1990 186.7 +0.7 +0.39%
1989 186 −3.5 −1.86%
1988 189.5 −3.1 −1.6%
1987 192.6 −2.9 −1.49%
1986 195.5 −4.5 −2.27%
1985 200 −2.6 −1.3%
1984 202.7 −1.8 −0.88%
1983 204.5 −7.8 −3.67%
1982 212.2 −4.4 −2.04%
1981 216.7 −7.3 −3.24%
1980 223.9 −8.3 −3.57%
1979 232.2 −11.3 −4.66%
1978 243.6 −4 −1.62%
1977 247.6 −9.9 −3.85%
1976 257.5 −4.1 −1.55%
1975 261.5 −6.5 −2.41%
1974 268 −5.6 −2.04%
1973 273.6 −6.1 −2.18%
1972 279.7 −14.5 −4.94%
1971 294.2 +2.5 +0.87%
1970 291.7 −7 −2.33%
1969 298.7 −8.8 −2.87%
1968 307.5 −6.4 −2.04%
1967 313.9 −8.5 −2.63%
1966 322.4 −10 −3.01%
1965 332.3 −6.9 −2.03%
1964 339.2 −9.4 −2.69%
1963 348.6 −10.7 −2.99%
1962 359.4 −3.6 −1%
1961 363 −8.1 −2.19%
1960 371.1

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.