Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kuwait
Kuwait: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kuwait stood at 0.8 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kuwait peaked at 2.9 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8 per 1,000, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 132nd out of 196 countries 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.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.9 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -24.1% |
| 1992 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.6 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5 per 1,000 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.4 per 1,000 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3 per 1,000 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 per 1,000 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 per 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8 per 1,000 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 per 1,000 | 1.2 per 1,000 | 1.4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.96 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 1.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.86 per 1,000 | 0.8 per 1,000 | 0.9 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,982 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kuwait?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Kuwait was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 per 1,000 in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Kuwait ranks 132nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.