Chile vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortality rate by sex
Chile
0.622 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.5714 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Chile rank
145th
Saudi Arabia rank
147th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Chile
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.622 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0506 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Chile ranks 145th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | 12.21 deaths per 100 live births | 6.83 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 4.24 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.8532 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7486 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.7298 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9003 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1705 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.6247 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0066 deaths per 100 live births | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Chile or Saudi Arabia?
- Chile, at 0.622 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Chile and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0506 deaths per 100 live births, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Saudi Arabia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Chile ranks 145th and Saudi Arabia 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .