Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Mortality rate, infant, male

Saudi Arabia
4.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
154th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
155th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.9 per 1,000 live births against 4.6 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 154th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 155th of 197 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 124.11 per 1,000 live births 16.89 per 1,000 live births 107.22 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
1980s 67.27 per 1,000 live births 11.23 per 1,000 live births 56.04 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
1990s 31.68 per 1,000 live births 7.16 per 1,000 live births 24.52 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
2000s 16.14 per 1,000 live births 5.64 per 1,000 live births 10.5 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
2010s 8.18 per 1,000 live births 4.39 per 1,000 live births 3.79 per 1,000 live births Saudi Arabia
2020s 5.26 per 1,000 live births 4.4 per 1,000 live births 0.86 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, Saudi Arabia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Saudi Arabia, at 4.9 per 1,000 live births against 4.6 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 154th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 155th 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.