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Under-five mortality rate — Kuwait

Under-five mortality rate in Kuwait in 2024 — 8.1 per 1,000. Ranked 59 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 94.3%.

2024 8.1 per 1,000 −3.57% vs 2023
World rank 59of 196
Period maximum 142 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 8.1 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Kuwait, 1960–202405010015019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 142 per 1,0001962: 123.2 per 1,0001964: 106.4 per 1,0001966: 91.9 per 1,0001968: 79.9 per 1,0001970: 70.1 per 1,0001972: 61.8 per 1,0001974: 54.6 per 1,0001976: 48 per 1,0001978: 41.8 per 1,0001980: 36 per 1,0001982: 30 per 1,0001984: 24.9 per 1,0001986: 21.6 per 1,0001988: 19.4 per 1,0001990: 17.2 per 1,0001992: 15.7 per 1,0001994: 14.9 per 1,0001996: 14.2 per 1,0001998: 13.4 per 1,0002000: 12.7 per 1,0002002: 12.3 per 1,0002004: 12 per 1,0002006: 11.6 per 1,0002008: 11.2 per 1,0002010: 10.7 per 1,0002012: 10 per 1,0002014: 9.3 per 1,0002016: 9 per 1,0002018: 8.9 per 1,0002020: 8.8 per 1,0002022: 8.6 per 1,0002024: 8.1 per 1,000
Change over the period: −133.9 (−94.3%) Average annual rate: -4.38 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 8.1 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa 36.4 per 1,000
Western Asia computed 16 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 8.1 −0.3 −3.57%
2023 8.4 −0.2 −2.33%
2022 8.6 −0.1 −1.15%
2021 8.7 −0.1 −1.14%
2020 8.8 −0.1 −1.12%
2019 8.9 +0 +0%
2018 8.9 +0 +0%
2017 8.9 −0.1 −1.11%
2016 9 −0.1 −1.1%
2015 9.1 −0.2 −2.15%
2014 9.3 −0.3 −3.12%
2013 9.6 −0.4 −4%
2012 10 −0.3 −2.91%
2011 10.3 −0.4 −3.74%
2010 10.7 −0.3 −2.73%
2009 11 −0.2 −1.79%
2008 11.2 −0.2 −1.75%
2007 11.4 −0.2 −1.72%
2006 11.6 −0.2 −1.69%
2005 11.8 −0.2 −1.67%
2004 12 −0.2 −1.64%
2003 12.2 −0.1 −0.81%
2002 12.3 −0.2 −1.6%
2001 12.5 −0.2 −1.57%
2000 12.7 −0.4 −3.05%
1999 13.1 −0.3 −2.24%
1998 13.4 −0.4 −2.9%
1997 13.8 −0.4 −2.82%
1996 14.2 −0.4 −2.74%
1995 14.6 −0.3 −2.01%
1994 14.9 −0.3 −1.97%
1993 15.2 −0.5 −3.18%
1992 15.7 −0.7 −4.27%
1991 16.4 −0.8 −4.65%
1990 17.2 −1.1 −6.01%
1989 18.3 −1.1 −5.67%
1988 19.4 −1 −4.9%
1987 20.4 −1.2 −5.56%
1986 21.6 −1.4 −6.09%
1985 23 −1.9 −7.63%
1984 24.9 −2.3 −8.46%
1983 27.2 −2.8 −9.33%
1982 30 −2.9 −8.81%
1981 32.9 −3.1 −8.61%
1980 36 −2.9 −7.46%
1979 38.9 −2.9 −6.94%
1978 41.8 −3 −6.7%
1977 44.8 −3.2 −6.67%
1976 48 −3.2 −6.25%
1975 51.2 −3.4 −6.23%
1974 54.6 −3.5 −6.02%
1973 58.1 −3.7 −5.99%
1972 61.8 −4 −6.08%
1971 65.8 −4.3 −6.13%
1970 70.1 −4.7 −6.28%
1969 74.8 −5.1 −6.38%
1968 79.9 −5.7 −6.66%
1967 85.6 −6.3 −6.86%
1966 91.9 −6.9 −6.98%
1965 98.8 −7.6 −7.14%
1964 106.4 −8.2 −7.16%
1963 114.6 −8.6 −6.98%
1962 123.2 −9 −6.81%
1961 132.2 −9.8 −6.9%
1960 142 — —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IL Israel 3.3 AE United Arab Emirates 4.8 CY Cyprus 5 QA Qatar 5.9 SA Saudi Arabia 6 KW Kuwait 8.1 GE Georgia 8.6 BH Bahrain 8.8 AM Armenia 9.6 TR Türkiye 9.6 OM Oman 10.3 JO Jordan 12.9 LB Lebanon 17.6 AZ Azerbaijan 17.9 SY Syria 18.4 IQ Iraq 21.8 PS Palestine 37.9 YE Yemen 38.1
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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