What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Chile and Saudi Arabia?

0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Saudi Arabia?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, under-5

Chile

6.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Chile rank

143rd

Saudi Arabia rank

146th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Chile
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Chile currently reports 6.8 per 1,000 live births against 6 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Chile ranks 143rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	58.99 per 1,000 live births	127.51 per 1,000 live births	68.53 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1980s	24.61 per 1,000 live births	68.66 per 1,000 live births	44.05 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1990s	14.3 per 1,000 live births	32.36 per 1,000 live births	18.06 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2000s	9.42 per 1,000 live births	17.04 per 1,000 live births	7.62 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2010s	7.96 per 1,000 live births	9.43 per 1,000 live births	1.47 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2020s	6.8 per 1,000 live births	6.44 per 1,000 live births	0.36 per 1,000 live births	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Chile or Saudi Arabia?: Chile, at 6.8 per 1,000 live births against 6 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Chile and Saudi Arabia?: 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Saudi Arabia?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Chile and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Chile ranks 143rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th of 196 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.