Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Child mortality rate
Saudi Arabia
0.5958 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.5881 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
Sri Lanka rank
150th
Child mortality rate over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0077 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.75 deaths per 100 live births | 6.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.66 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 | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.053 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.9445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9106 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0339 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.6431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6374 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0056 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, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0077 deaths per 100 live births, with Saudi Arabia 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 rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .