Number of infant deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of infant deaths, female was 255,787 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 255,787 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 505,365 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 255,787, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 505,365 | — |
| 1991 | 495,680 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 485,080 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 475,499 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 465,556 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 454,428 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 441,516 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 430,028 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 420,215 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 411,825 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 403,882 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 393,499 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 382,576 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 375,002 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 367,357 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 360,199 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 358,035 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 357,688 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 356,611 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 355,667 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 354,519 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 351,177 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 347,623 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 341,682 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 333,744 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 325,449 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 314,717 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 305,756 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 297,482 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 288,196 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 280,628 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 274,272 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 268,081 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 262,735 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 255,787 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 458,519 | 411,825 | 505,365 | 10 |
| 2000s | 371,052 | 355,667 | 403,882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 326,034 | 288,196 | 354,519 | 10 |
| 2020s | 268,301 | 255,787 | 280,628 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 255,787 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 505,365 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,787 in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.