China vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, under-5, female
China
5.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
5.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
149th
Saudi Arabia rank
146th
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
China ranks 149th and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.28 per 1,000 live births | 122.08 per 1,000 live births | 42.8 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 53.54 per 1,000 live births | 64.56 per 1,000 live births | 11.02 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 45.22 per 1,000 live births | 30.11 per 1,000 live births | 15.11 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 24.34 per 1,000 live births | 16.01 per 1,000 live births | 8.33 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 10.74 per 1,000 live births | 9 per 1,000 live births | 1.74 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 6.22 per 1,000 live births | 6.18 per 1,000 live births | 0.04 per 1,000 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 5.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.4 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- China ranks 149th and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th 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, under-5, female (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
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.