Number of under-five deaths, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Number of under-five deaths, male was 218 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, male in Kuwait, 1964–2024
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
Kuwait recorded 218 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Kuwait peaked at 1,240 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 218, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,146 | 1,080 | 1,224 | 6 |
| 1970s | 1,164 | 1,038 | 1,240 | 10 |
| 1980s | 752.8 | 551 | 991 | 10 |
| 1990s | 342.9 | 294 | 515 | 10 |
| 2000s | 312.3 | 303 | 322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 302 | 271 | 321 | 10 |
| 2020s | 233.2 | 218 | 261 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Kuwait?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Kuwait was 218 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1,240 in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 218 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Kuwait ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.