Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality rate by sex
Saudi Arabia
0.4414 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.4591 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
151st
Sri Lanka rank
149th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0177 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100 live births | 7.36 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 5.92 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3013 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.7299 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0547 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.4777 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0148 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0177 deaths per 100 live births, with Sri Lanka 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 infant mortality rate by sex?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 149th 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 .