Maldives vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Maldives
0.4339 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.4414 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Maldives rank
153rd
Saudi Arabia rank
151st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Maldives
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4339 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives, a difference of 0.0075 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 153rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 151st of 199 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.35 deaths per 100 live births | 11.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 8.97 deaths per 100 live births | 5.92 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4863 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.805 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0751 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.485 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4777 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0074 deaths per 100 live births | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Maldives or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4339 deaths per 100 live births in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0075 deaths per 100 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Saudi Arabia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Maldives ranks 153rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 151st 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .