Number of under-five deaths, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths, male was 369,178 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 369,178, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 peaked at 729,295 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 369,178, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 43 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 729,295 | — |
| 1991 | 712,030 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 693,736 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 680,254 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 667,244 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 651,274 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 633,679 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 617,433 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 602,418 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 591,239 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 580,335 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 566,326 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 551,528 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 540,419 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 530,405 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 520,837 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 516,717 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 515,655 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 514,246 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 512,940 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 510,152 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 506,298 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 502,816 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 494,842 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 483,533 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 471,941 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 455,580 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 442,697 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 430,852 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 416,570 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 404,517 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 395,305 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 385,855 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 380,125 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 369,178 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 657,860 | 591,239 | 729,295 | 10 |
| 2000s | 534,941 | 512,940 | 580,335 | 10 |
| 2010s | 471,528 | 416,570 | 510,152 | 10 |
| 2020s | 386,996 | 369,178 | 404,517 | 5 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 369,178 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?
- The highest recorded value was 729,295 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 369,178 in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th 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?
- 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 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.