Number of under-five deaths, male in Arab World

Arab World: Number of under-five deaths, male was 208,389 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
208,389
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
22nd
of 41 groups
All-time high
384,443
in 1991
All-time low
205,625
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of under-five deaths, male in Arab World, 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200720241990: 359.1k1991: 384.4k1992: 370.8k1993: 358.3k1994: 313.7k1995: 306.6k1996: 298.4k1997: 291.3k1998: 307.5k1999: 279.0k2000: 273.4k2001: 268.0k2002: 262.9k2003: 258.4k2004: 262.4k2005: 259.8k2006: 249.2k2007: 246.7k2008: 243.7k2009: 241.0k2010: 247.6k2011: 307.5k2012: 248.5k2013: 236.0k2014: 233.3k2015: 231.7k2016: 226.6k2017: 233.9k2018: 224.4k2019: 213.6k2020: 209.0k2021: 205.6k2022: 215.9k2023: 213.8k2024: 208.4k

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

Arab World recorded 208,389 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Arab World peaked at 384,443 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 205,625, in 2021.

Arab World ranks 22nd of 41 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, male in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, male in Arab World, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 359,106
1991 384,443 +7.1%
1992 370,846 -3.5%
1993 358,271 -3.4%
1994 313,660 -12.5%
1995 306,592 -2.3%
1996 298,382 -2.7%
1997 291,285 -2.4%
1998 307,517 +5.6%
1999 279,004 -9.3%
2000 273,396 -2.0%
2001 267,992 -2.0%
2002 262,852 -1.9%
2003 258,412 -1.7%
2004 262,388 +1.5%
2005 259,750 -1.0%
2006 249,154 -4.1%
2007 246,734 -1.0%
2008 243,683 -1.2%
2009 241,002 -1.1%
2010 247,612 +2.7%
2011 307,546 +24.2%
2012 248,454 -19.2%
2013 235,963 -5.0%
2014 233,335 -1.1%
2015 231,719 -0.7%
2016 226,635 -2.2%
2017 233,929 +3.2%
2018 224,421 -4.1%
2019 213,614 -4.8%
2020 209,036 -2.1%
2021 205,625 -1.6%
2022 215,898 +5.0%
2023 213,767 -1.0%
2024 208,389 -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 326,911 279,004 384,443 10
2000s 256,536 241,002 273,396 10
2010s 240,323 213,614 307,546 10
2020s 210,543 205,625 215,898 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, male in Arab World?
Number of under-five deaths, male in Arab World was 208,389 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, male recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 384,443 in 1991.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 205,625 in 2021.
How does Arab World rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
Arab World ranks 22nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.