Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by Health > Infant mortality rate > Total
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 | 55.11 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Iran | 42.26 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Iraq | 41.68 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Morocco | 27.53 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Tunisia | 25.92 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Algeria | 25.81 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Egypt | 25.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Libya | 20.09 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Jordan | 16.42 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Lebanon | 15.85 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Syria | 15.62 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Oman | 15.47 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Qatar | 12.05 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 11.94 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Bahrain | 10.43 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Kuwait | 8.07 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Israel | 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births | 2011 |
