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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Afghanistan leads Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in 2024 at 48.30, while Israel sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 2.70. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.012.124.236.248.3AfghanistanAfghanistan: 48.3048.3PakistanPakistan: 48.2048.2DjiboutiDjibouti: 43.0043.0Yemen, Rep.Yemen, Rep.: 33.8033.8Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 20.8020.8IraqIraq: 20.1020.1AlgeriaAlgeria: 19.5019.5Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 17.7017.7West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 17.0017.0LebanonLebanon: 15.3015.3MoroccoMorocco: 14.7014.7JordanJordan: 12.0012.0

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Afghanistan 48.30
2 Pakistan 48.20
3 Djibouti 43.00
4 Yemen, Rep. 33.80
5 Egypt, Arab Rep. 20.80
6 Iraq 20.10
7 Algeria 19.50
8 Syrian Arab Republic 17.70
9 West Bank and Gaza 17.00
10 Lebanon 15.30
11 Morocco 14.70
12 Jordan 12.00
13 Iran, Islamic Rep. 10.30
14 Tunisia 9.70
15 Oman 8.30
16 Libya 7.90
17 Bahrain 7.30
18 Kuwait 7.00
19 Qatar 4.80
20 Malta 4.70
21 Saudi Arabia 4.70
22 United Arab Emirates 3.80
23 Israel 2.70

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in 2024, Afghanistan leads with a gap of 0.10 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Israel at 2.70.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.