Russian Federation vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, infant, male
Russian Federation
4.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
4.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
156th
Saudi Arabia rank
154th
Mortality rate, infant, male over time
- Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.9 per 1,000 live births against 4.5 per 1,000 live births in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Russian Federation ranks 156th and Saudi Arabia ranks 154th of 197 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.95 per 1,000 live births | 124.11 per 1,000 live births | 99.16 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 22.89 per 1,000 live births | 67.27 per 1,000 live births | 44.38 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 19.82 per 1,000 live births | 31.68 per 1,000 live births | 11.86 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 13.26 per 1,000 live births | 16.14 per 1,000 live births | 2.88 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 7.44 per 1,000 live births | 8.18 per 1,000 live births | 0.74 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 5.26 per 1,000 live births | 0.46 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Russian Federation or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 4.9 per 1,000 live births against 4.5 per 1,000 live births in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Russian Federation ranks 156th and Saudi Arabia ranks 154th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.