Number of under-five deaths, female in Arab World
Arab World: Number of under-five deaths, female was 170,155 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five 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 under-five deaths, female in Arab World is 170,155, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Arab World peaked at 336,797 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 166,558, in 2021.
That places Arab World 21st out of 43 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 under-five deaths, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 312,617 | — |
| 1991 | 336,797 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 323,811 | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 311,465 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 268,270 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 261,042 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 252,862 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 245,868 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 261,453 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 234,064 | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 228,689 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 223,769 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 219,214 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 215,611 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 219,741 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 217,313 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 207,220 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 204,683 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 201,712 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 199,009 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 205,116 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 262,109 | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 206,147 | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 194,154 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 191,787 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 190,323 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 185,854 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 192,997 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 184,259 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 174,025 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 169,781 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 166,558 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 176,692 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 174,772 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 170,155 | -2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +27.8% | 205,116 | 262,109 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 280,825 | 234,064 | 336,797 | 10 |
| 2000s | 213,696 | 199,009 | 228,689 | 10 |
| 2010s | 198,677 | 174,025 | 262,109 | 10 |
| 2020s | 171,592 | 166,558 | 176,692 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 27,961 compare
- 19 Cameroon 27,830 compare
- 20 Madagascar 27,822 compare
- 21 Kenya 25,775 compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 24,895 compare
- 23 Egypt 24,359 compare
- 24 China 24,211 compare
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Arab World?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Arab World was 170,155 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 336,797 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,558 in 2021.
- How does Arab World rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Arab World ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.