Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Saudi Arabia
0.5958 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.6472 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
United States of America rank
145th
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0514 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United States of America'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.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.75 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 10.91 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 5.56 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9745 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9073 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.9445 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6835 deaths per 100 live births | 0.261 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.6431 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6473 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0042 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 0.0514 deaths per 100 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th 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 vs. Electoral Democracy Index. 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 .