Child mortality, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Child mortality, annual growth rate was -3.23 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia stood at -3.23 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at -2.9 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.74 % change on previous year, in 1989.
Saudi Arabia ranks 131st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Child mortality, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -6.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -6.89 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1973 | -6.59 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1974 | -6.51 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1975 | -6.32 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1976 | -6.44 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1977 | -6.56 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1978 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1979 | -6.57 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1980 | -6.53 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1981 | -6.77 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1982 | -6.8 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1983 | -7.05 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1984 | -6.91 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1985 | -7.14 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1986 | -7.23 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1987 | -7.3 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1988 | -7.51 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1989 | -7.74 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1990 | -7.55 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1991 | -7.48 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1992 | -7.35 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1993 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1994 | -7.12 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1995 | -7.06 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1996 | -6.6 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1997 | -6.36 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1998 | -6.42 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1999 | -6.05 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2000 | -6.01 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2001 | -5.94 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2002 | -5.83 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2003 | -5.15 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2004 | -5.98 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 2005 | -5.78 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2006 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2007 | -5.84 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2008 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2009 | -5.84 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2010 | -6.2 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2011 | -5.79 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2012 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2013 | -6.48 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 2014 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 2015 | -6.25 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 2016 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2017 | -5.88 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2018 | -5 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2019 | -5.26 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2020 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2021 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 2022 | -4.48 % change on previous year | +54.5% |
| 2023 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2024 | -3.23 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -54.5% | -2.9 % change on previous year | -4.48 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -6.52 % change on previous year | -6.89 % change on previous year | -6.32 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -7.1 % change on previous year | -7.74 % change on previous year | -6.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.91 % change on previous year | -7.55 % change on previous year | -6.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.74 % change on previous year | -6.01 % change on previous year | -5.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.66 % change on previous year | -6.48 % change on previous year | -4.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.58 % change on previous year | -4.48 % change on previous year | -2.9 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Child mortality, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia was -3.23 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.9 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest child mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.74 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for child mortality, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 131st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Child mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.