Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, female was 292,320 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 292,320, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 634,496 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 292,320, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 19th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 634,496 | — |
| 1991 | 618,172 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 601,046 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 587,351 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 573,306 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 558,044 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 541,109 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 525,252 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 511,289 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 498,770 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 487,139 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 473,514 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 459,567 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 449,173 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 438,665 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 428,576 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 423,845 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 421,110 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 418,269 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 415,902 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 413,757 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 410,063 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 407,581 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 400,475 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 390,748 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 381,044 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 366,908 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 355,800 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 345,321 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 332,957 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 322,704 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 314,635 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 306,696 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 302,310 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 292,320 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 564,884 | 498,770 | 634,496 | 10 |
| 2000s | 441,576 | 415,902 | 487,139 | 10 |
| 2010s | 380,465 | 332,957 | 413,757 | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,733 | 292,320 | 322,704 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 16 Mali 31,613 compare
- 17 Angola 29,955 compare
- 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
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (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 infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 292,320 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 634,496 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 292,320 in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.