China vs Saudi Arabia: Annual death rates at different ages
China
5.12 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
5.08 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
China rank
174th
Saudi Arabia rank
177th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
China currently reports 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
China ranks 174th and Saudi Arabia ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 132.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 194.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 116.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 158.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 66.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 103.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 44.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.24 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 36.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 27 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.94 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2000s | 20.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.42 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 9.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 5.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1241 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, China or Saudi Arabia?
- China, at 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- China ranks 174th and Saudi Arabia ranks 177th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.