Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Child deaths from streptococcus by disease was 16 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 16 for child deaths from streptococcus by disease in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Saudi Arabia peaked at 64 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2015.
Saudi Arabia ranks 76th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46 | — |
| 2001 | 43 | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 64 | +48.8% |
| 2003 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 56 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 54 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 44 | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 35 | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 27 | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 19 | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 16 | -5.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 16 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 16.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 16 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +48.8% | 43 | 64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4 | 43 | 64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.17 | 16 | 35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 18 compare
- 73 Mauritania 18 compare
- 75 East Timor 17 compare
- 77 Gambia 15 compare
- 78 Lesotho 14 compare
- 79 Dominican Republic 13 compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 13 compare
- 79 Namibia 13 compare
- 79 United States 13 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Saudi Arabia?
- Child deaths from streptococcus by disease in Saudi Arabia was 16 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2002.
- What is the lowest child deaths from streptococcus by disease recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for child deaths from streptococcus by disease?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from streptococcus by disease rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from streptococcus by disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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