Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 0.0005 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.002 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per person, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.002 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0019 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.001 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 8 Mali 0.0015 units per person compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 0.0014 units per person compare
- 10 South Sudan 0.0014 units per person compare
- 11 Liberia 0.0014 units per person compare
- 12 Benin 0.0013 units per person compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.0012 units per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0012 units per person compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, 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)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0005 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.