Maldives vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Maldives
0.47 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.47 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Maldives rank
147th
Saudi Arabia rank
147th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Maldives
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.47 per 1,000 live births against 0.47 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 147th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th of 195 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 | 15.45 per 1,000 live births | 11.85 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1980s | 9.78 per 1,000 live births | 6.34 per 1,000 live births | 3.44 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 1990s | 5.54 per 1,000 live births | 2.96 per 1,000 live births | 2.59 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.13 per 1,000 live births | 1.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.618 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.895 per 1,000 live births | 0.775 per 1,000 live births | 0.12 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.532 per 1,000 live births | 0.502 per 1,000 live births | 0.03 per 1,000 live births | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Maldives or Saudi Arabia?
- Maldives, at 0.47 per 1,000 live births against 0.47 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Maldives and Saudi Arabia?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with Maldives 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 vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Maldives ranks 147th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.