Infant Mortality Rate: Kuwait
Kuwait's infant mortality rate is currently 7 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Kuwait Infant Mortality Rate Kuwait's infant mortality rate stands at 7 per 1,000 births in 2024, matching its all-time low.
Current (2024)
7 per 1,000 births
-2.8% y/y
Peak (1960)
117 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
7 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Kuwait
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Kuwait
Analysis# Kuwait Infant Mortality Rate
Kuwait's infant mortality rate stands at 7 per 1,000 births in 2024, matching its all-time low. This represents a dramatic 94% decline from the 1960 peak of 117 per 1,000 births. The country has sustained one of the world's most successful trajectories in child survival over six decades, transforming from a developing healthcare system into a model of neonatal care.
The most significant improvements occurred between 1960 and the early 2000s, when Kuwait's rate fell from triple digits to single digits. Since 2015, the rate has remained consistently low, hovering between 7.2 and 7.8 per 1,000 births. The steady annual decreases from 2015 onward—declining from 7.8 to 7.0—suggest continued healthcare refinement. Kuwait's rate now aligns with advanced economies, indicating sustained investment in maternal and pediatric healthcare infrastructure.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 per 1,000 births | -2.78% |
| 2023 | 7.2 per 1,000 births | -2.70% |
| 2022 | 7.4 per 1,000 births | -1.33% |
| 2021 | 7.5 per 1,000 births | -1.32% |
| 2020 | 7.6 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 7.6 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 7.6 per 1,000 births | -1.30% |
| 2017 | 7.7 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 7.7 per 1,000 births | -1.28% |
| 2015 | 7.8 per 1,000 births | -2.50% |
| 2014 | 8 per 1,000 births | -2.44% |
| 2013 | 8.2 per 1,000 births | -3.53% |
| 2012 | 8.5 per 1,000 births | -3.41% |
| 2011 | 8.8 per 1,000 births | -3.30% |
| 2010 | 9.1 per 1,000 births | -2.15% |
| 2009 | 9.3 per 1,000 births | -2.11% |
| 2008 | 9.5 per 1,000 births | -1.04% |
| 2007 | 9.6 per 1,000 births | -2.04% |
| 2006 | 9.8 per 1,000 births | -1.01% |
| 2005 | 9.9 per 1,000 births | -1.00% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 per 1,000 births | -1.96% |
| 2003 | 10.2 per 1,000 births | -0.97% |
| 2002 | 10.3 per 1,000 births | -1.90% |
| 2001 | 10.5 per 1,000 births | -0.94% |
| 2000 | 10.6 per 1,000 births | -2.75% |
| 1999 | 10.9 per 1,000 births | -2.68% |
| 1998 | 11.2 per 1,000 births | -2.61% |
| 1997 | 11.5 per 1,000 births | -3.36% |
| 1996 | 11.9 per 1,000 births | -2.46% |
| 1995 | 12.2 per 1,000 births | -1.61% |
| 1994 | 12.4 per 1,000 births | -2.36% |
| 1993 | 12.7 per 1,000 births | -3.79% |
| 1992 | 13.2 per 1,000 births | -3.65% |
| 1991 | 13.7 per 1,000 births | -5.52% |
| 1990 | 14.5 per 1,000 births | -5.84% |
| 1989 | 15.4 per 1,000 births | -5.52% |
| 1988 | 16.3 per 1,000 births | -5.78% |
| 1987 | 17.3 per 1,000 births | -4.95% |
| 1986 | 18.2 per 1,000 births | -6.19% |
| 1985 | 19.4 per 1,000 births | -7.62% |
| 1984 | 21 per 1,000 births | -8.70% |
| 1983 | 23 per 1,000 births | -9.45% |
| 1982 | 25.4 per 1,000 births | -8.96% |
| 1981 | 27.9 per 1,000 births | -8.52% |
| 1980 | 30.5 per 1,000 births | -7.58% |
| 1979 | 33 per 1,000 births | -6.78% |
| 1978 | 35.4 per 1,000 births | -6.60% |
| 1977 | 37.9 per 1,000 births | -6.42% |
| 1976 | 40.5 per 1,000 births | -6.25% |
| 1975 | 43.2 per 1,000 births | -6.09% |
| 1974 | 46 per 1,000 births | -6.12% |
| 1973 | 49 per 1,000 births | -5.77% |
| 1972 | 52 per 1,000 births | -5.97% |
| 1971 | 55.3 per 1,000 births | -6.11% |
| 1970 | 58.9 per 1,000 births | -6.06% |
| 1969 | 62.7 per 1,000 births | -6.28% |
| 1968 | 66.9 per 1,000 births | -6.43% |
| 1967 | 71.5 per 1,000 births | -6.66% |
| 1966 | 76.6 per 1,000 births | -6.81% |
| 1965 | 82.2 per 1,000 births | -7.01% |
| 1964 | 88.4 per 1,000 births | -6.95% |
| 1963 | 95 per 1,000 births | -6.77% |
| 1962 | 101.9 per 1,000 births | -6.60% |
| 1961 | 109.1 per 1,000 births | -6.75% |
| 1960 | 117 per 1,000 births | — |
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