China vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
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 (per 1,000 live births) 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.