Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by Health > Infant mortality rate > Female
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 50.29 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Iran | 41.75 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Iraq | 37.21 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Egypt | 23.52 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Algeria | 22.67 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Morocco | 22.51 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Tunisia | 21.97 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Libya | 18.02 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Jordan | 15.83 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Lebanon | 15.71 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Oman | 15.15 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 13.65 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Syria | 13.14 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Qatar | 11.22 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 9.82 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Bahrain | 9.14 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Kuwait | 8.39 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Israel | 3.94 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 |
