Number of under-five deaths, male 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 was 365,954 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 (excluding high income) recorded 365,954 for number of under-five deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 716,561 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 365,954, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 716,561 | — |
| 1991 | 700,186 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 682,667 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 669,807 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 657,403 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 642,024 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 624,985 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 609,226 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 594,635 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 583,838 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 573,285 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 559,658 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 545,261 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 534,499 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 524,782 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 515,420 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 511,417 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 510,422 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 509,091 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 507,904 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 505,232 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 501,463 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 498,027 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 490,137 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 478,906 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 467,402 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 451,144 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 438,360 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 426,684 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 412,664 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 400,889 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 391,907 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 382,632 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 376,923 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 365,954 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 648,133 | 583,838 | 716,561 | 10 |
| 2000s | 529,174 | 507,904 | 573,285 | 10 |
| 2010s | 467,002 | 412,664 | 505,232 | 10 |
| 2020s | 383,661 | 365,954 | 400,889 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 0-14 32.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.0% (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 -2.68 % 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, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 365,954 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 716,561 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 365,954 in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 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.