Number of infant deaths, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of infant deaths, male was 188 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male in Kuwait, 1960–2024
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
Kuwait recorded 188 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Kuwait peaked at 1,079 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 188, in 2022.
Kuwait ranks 127th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 841 | — |
| 1961 | 866 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 891 | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 915 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 937 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 957 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 975 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 1,003 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 1,038 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1,067 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 1,079 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 1,071 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,056 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 1,041 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 1,022 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,003 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 988 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 962 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 929 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 890 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 849 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 798 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 748 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 700 | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 653 | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 605 | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 564 | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 530 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 494 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 461 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 431 | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 296 | -31.3% |
| 1992 | 222 | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 257 | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 266 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 277 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 280 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 273 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 265 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 258 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 254 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 253 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 256 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 259 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 264 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 266 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 269 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 271 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 273 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 274 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 274 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 271 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 269 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 267 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 265 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 260 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 252 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 251 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 243 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 229 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 222 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 200 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 188 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 194 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 188 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 949 | 841 | 1,067 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,004 | 890 | 1,079 | 10 |
| 1980s | 640.2 | 461 | 849 | 10 |
| 1990s | 282.5 | 222 | 431 | 10 |
| 2000s | 263.9 | 253 | 274 | 10 |
| 2010s | 258.1 | 229 | 274 | 10 |
| 2020s | 198.4 | 188 | 222 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Kuwait?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Kuwait was 188 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, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1,079 in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 188 in 2022.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Kuwait ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.