Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births rose 0% to 3.60 in Israel in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Israel reached an all time high of 42.0 in 1960 and an all time low of 3.60 in 2020. When compared to Israel's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Egypt amounted to 19.5, 15.0 in Jordan, 7.00 in Lebanon and 22.4 in Syria in 2020.
Israel has been ranked 150th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cyprus | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 24.3 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 20.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 30.7 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 27.9 | 27.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 16.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 8.60 | 8.30 | 8.00 | 7.70 | 7.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Libya | 13.8 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | 8.10 | 7.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | 67.9 | 65.9 | 63.9 | 62.0 | 60.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Syria | 47.0 | 41.6 | 39.5 | 23.5 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
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