China vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, under-5, male
China
6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
6.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
151st
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6.2 per 1,000 live births against 6 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
China ranks 151st and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th 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 | 85.25 per 1,000 live births | 132.74 per 1,000 live births | 47.49 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 58.48 per 1,000 live births | 72.44 per 1,000 live births | 13.96 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 49.81 per 1,000 live births | 34.43 per 1,000 live births | 15.38 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 27.34 per 1,000 live births | 18.04 per 1,000 live births | 9.3 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | 9.86 per 1,000 live births | 2.24 per 1,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 6.92 per 1,000 live births | 6.66 per 1,000 live births | 0.26 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, male, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6.2 per 1,000 live births against 6 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2 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, male?
- China ranks 151st and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th 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, 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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.