Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Mortality rate, under-5, male
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 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.