Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate was -2.7 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded -2.7 % change on previous year for number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at -0.0756 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.3 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -2.06 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1993 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1994 | -2.03 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1995 | -2.33 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 1996 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 1997 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1998 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1999 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2000 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2001 | -2.53 % change on previous year | +34.1% |
| 2002 | -2.73 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2003 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2004 | -2 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2005 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2006 | -0.5752 % change on previous year | -70.1% |
| 2007 | -0.0756 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2778 % change on previous year | +267.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2357 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2975 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 2011 | -0.9252 % change on previous year | +211.0% |
| 2012 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2013 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
| 2014 | -2.35 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 2015 | -2.47 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2016 | -3.3 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 2017 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 2018 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2019 | -3.08 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 2020 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2021 | -2.22 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 2022 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2023 | -2.14 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2024 | -2.7 % change on previous year | +25.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -267.3% | -0.0756 % change on previous year | -0.2778 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -211.0% | -0.2975 % change on previous year | -0.9252 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.19 % change on previous year | -2.79 % change on previous year | -1.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.42 % change on previous year | -2.73 % change on previous year | -0.0756 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.06 % change on previous year | -3.3 % change on previous year | -0.2975 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.37 % change on previous year | -2.7 % change on previous year | -2.14 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 22 Ireland 1.23 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Venezuela 1.06 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.03 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Slovakia 0.8475 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Panama 0.8021 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Palestine 0.8007 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Niger 0.7098 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was -2.7 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0756 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of infant deaths, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.