China vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortality rate by sex
China
0.5419 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.5714 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
China rank
151st
Saudi Arabia rank
147th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5419 deaths per 100 live births in China, a difference of 0.0295 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
China ranks 151st and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.93 deaths per 100 live births | 12.21 deaths per 100 live births | 4.28 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 5.35 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2000s | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8328 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2010s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9003 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1742 deaths per 100 live births | China |
| 2020s | 0.6228 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0046 deaths per 100 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5419 deaths per 100 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0295 deaths per 100 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- China ranks 151st 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 .