Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 2.7 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.7 per 1,000, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 7.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.6 per 1,000, in 2022.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st of 47 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.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 6.1 per 1,000 | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 5.7 per 1,000 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 5.1 per 1,000 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 5 per 1,000 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 4.7 per 1,000 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.4 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5 per 1,000 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 4.9 per 1,000 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1 per 1,000 | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 4 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 4 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 3 per 1,000 | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.69 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 7.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.33 per 1,000 | 3.9 per 1,000 | 4.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.42 per 1,000 | 2.9 per 1,000 | 3.8 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 per 1,000 | 2.6 per 1,000 | 3 per 1,000 | 5 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 2.7 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 per 1,000 in 2022.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 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.