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

0.3 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.

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.

China vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, under-5

China

5.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

China rank

150th

Saudi Arabia rank

147th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

China
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

China ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th 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	82.38 per 1,000 live births	127.51 per 1,000 live births	45.14 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1980s	56.08 per 1,000 live births	68.66 per 1,000 live births	12.58 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1990s	47.56 per 1,000 live births	32.36 per 1,000 live births	15.2 per 1,000 live births	China
2000s	25.88 per 1,000 live births	17.04 per 1,000 live births	8.84 per 1,000 live births	China
2010s	11.45 per 1,000 live births	9.43 per 1,000 live births	2.02 per 1,000 live births	China
2020s	6.58 per 1,000 live births	6.44 per 1,000 live births	0.14 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, China or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between China and Saudi Arabia?: 0.3 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?: China ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia 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 (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: 244 places, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.