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

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia 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.

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.

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

Saudi Arabia

6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Sri Lanka

5.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Saudi Arabia rank

147th

Sri Lanka rank

148th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 147th and Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 197 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	127.51 per 1,000 live births	60.95 per 1,000 live births	66.56 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1980s	68.66 per 1,000 live births	33.41 per 1,000 live births	35.25 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
1990s	32.36 per 1,000 live births	20.61 per 1,000 live births	11.75 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2000s	17.04 per 1,000 live births	16.52 per 1,000 live births	0.52 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2010s	9.43 per 1,000 live births	9.1 per 1,000 live births	0.33 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia
2020s	6.44 per 1,000 live births	6.36 per 1,000 live births	0.08 per 1,000 live births	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?: Saudi Arabia, at 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia 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?: Saudi Arabia ranks 147th and Sri Lanka 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 (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.