Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of under-five deaths, female was 289,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 (IDA & IBRD) recorded 289,700 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 632,547 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 289,700, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th 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 under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 632,547 | — |
| 1991 | 616,242 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 599,133 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 585,469 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 571,460 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 556,236 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 539,344 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 523,527 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 509,597 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 497,106 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 485,507 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 471,911 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 457,994 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 447,641 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 437,173 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 427,118 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 422,427 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 419,735 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 416,928 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 414,580 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 412,441 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 408,764 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 406,319 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 399,251 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 389,341 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 379,867 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 365,755 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 354,685 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 344,251 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 331,928 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 321,714 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 313,683 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 305,775 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 299,380 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 289,700 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 563,066 | 497,106 | 632,547 | 10 |
| 2000s | 440,101 | 414,580 | 485,507 | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,260 | 331,928 | 412,441 | 10 |
| 2020s | 306,050 | 289,700 | 321,714 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 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
- 23 Egypt 24,359 compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (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 -2.7 % 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 289,700 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 632,547 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 289,700 in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.