Saudi Arabia vs United States: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Saudi Arabia
5.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States
5.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
146th
United States rank
145th
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5.9 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 146th and United States ranks 145th 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 States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122.08 per 1,000 live births | 16.21 per 1,000 live births | 105.86 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 64.56 per 1,000 live births | 11.57 per 1,000 live births | 52.99 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 30.11 per 1,000 live births | 8.69 per 1,000 live births | 21.42 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 16.01 per 1,000 live births | 7.17 per 1,000 live births | 8.84 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 9 per 1,000 live births | 6.19 per 1,000 live births | 2.81 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 6.18 per 1,000 live births | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 0.28 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Saudi Arabia or United States?
- United States, at 5.9 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Saudi Arabia and United States?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 146th and United States ranks 145th 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.