Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 2,731 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Ecuador as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?

118 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Ecuador

2,613 deaths

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

2,731 deaths

in 2023

Ecuador rank

82nd

Saudi Arabia rank

80th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Ecuador
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2,731 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Ecuador, a difference of 118 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 82nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22,984 deaths	17,467 deaths	5,517 deaths	Ecuador
1960s	23,774 deaths	20,424 deaths	3,349 deaths	Ecuador
1970s	22,388 deaths	20,008 deaths	2,380 deaths	Ecuador
1980s	16,380 deaths	17,817 deaths	1,438 deaths	Saudi Arabia
1990s	10,723 deaths	11,143 deaths	419.8 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2000s	6,403 deaths	6,377 deaths	26.2 deaths	Ecuador
2010s	4,039 deaths	4,419 deaths	380.4 deaths	Saudi Arabia
2020s	2,836 deaths	2,778 deaths	57.75 deaths	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 2,731 deaths against 2,613 deaths in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?: 118 deaths, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Ecuador ranks 82nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.