Number of under-five deaths, male in Arab World
Arab World: Number of under-five deaths, male was 208,389 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male 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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.2783 units per person (2025)
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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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.