Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Saudi Arabia
6.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
6.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
Sri Lanka rank
147th
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.5 per 1,000 live births against 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 132.74 per 1,000 live births | 64.06 per 1,000 live births | 68.68 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 72.44 per 1,000 live births | 35.46 per 1,000 live births | 36.98 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 34.43 per 1,000 live births | 22.17 per 1,000 live births | 12.26 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 18.04 per 1,000 live births | 17.69 per 1,000 live births | 0.35 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 9.86 per 1,000 live births | 10.05 per 1,000 live births | 0.19 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.66 per 1,000 live births | 7.02 per 1,000 live births | 0.36 per 1,000 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.5 per 1,000 live births against 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th 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.