Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality by sex
Saudi Arabia
0.6193 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.6471 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
150th
Sri Lanka rank
147th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6471 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6193 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0278 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.27 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 7.25 deaths per 100 live births | 3.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0345 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.9865 deaths per 100 live births | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0178 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6669 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7035 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0366 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.6471 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6193 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0278 deaths per 100 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .