Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
Sri Lanka rank
149th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.6 deaths per 100 live births against 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 200 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.25 deaths per 100 live births | 9.41 deaths per 100 live births | 14.84 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 13.74 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 7.47 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.052 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.033 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.644 deaths per 100 live births | 0.636 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.6 deaths per 100 live births against 0.59 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.