Number of infant deaths, female in Arab World
Arab World: Number of infant deaths, female was 132,854 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Arab World, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Arab World is 132,854, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Arab World peaked at 238,092 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 132,854, in 2024.
That places Arab World 22nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 226,215 | — |
| 1991 | 238,092 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 230,903 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 223,979 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 201,226 | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 196,706 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 190,781 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 185,934 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 193,891 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 178,302 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 174,843 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 171,562 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 168,514 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 166,054 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 166,897 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 165,241 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 160,739 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 159,260 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 157,487 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 156,003 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 159,488 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 189,291 | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 159,700 | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 153,366 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 152,005 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 150,799 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 147,972 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 151,284 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 145,742 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 139,492 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 136,970 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 134,620 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 139,722 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 135,492 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 132,854 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206,603 | 178,302 | 238,092 | 10 |
| 2000s | 164,660 | 156,003 | 174,843 | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,914 | 139,492 | 189,291 | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,932 | 132,854 | 139,722 | 5 |
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More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Arab World?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Arab World was 132,854 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 238,092 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,854 in 2024.
- How does Arab World rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Arab World ranks 22nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.