Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Saudi Arabia
4.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
4.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
154th
United Kingdom rank
155th
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United Kingdom
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, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 154th and United Kingdom 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 | 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?
- Saudi Arabia, at 4.9 per 1,000 live births against 4.6 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
- 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?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom rank globally for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 154th and United Kingdom 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
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.