Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Number of under-five deaths

Jordan
3,048
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
3,241
in 2024
Jordan rank
85th
Saudi Arabia rank
83rd

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Jordan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3,241 against 3,048 in Jordan, a difference of 193.

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

Across all 48 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 85th and Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 5,550 25,839 20,289 Saudi Arabia
1980s 4,875 22,470 17,595 Saudi Arabia
1990s 4,680 13,497 8,817 Saudi Arabia
2000s 3,784 7,560 3,776 Saudi Arabia
2010s 3,632 5,222 1,590 Saudi Arabia
2020s 3,233 3,393 160.8 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Jordan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 3,241 against 3,048 in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Jordan and Saudi Arabia?
193, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Saudi Arabia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Jordan ranks 85th and Saudi Arabia ranks 83rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.