What is child mortality in Saudi Arabia?

Child mortality in Saudi Arabia was 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 41.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for child mortality?

Saudi Arabia ranks 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Saudi Arabia

Name: Child mortality in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saudi Arabia: Child mortality was 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5958 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

149th

of 203 countries

All-time high

41.62 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.5958 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Saudi Arabia, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Saudi Arabia peaked at 41.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Saudi Arabia ranks 149th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Child mortality in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Child mortality in Saudi Arabia, 1800 to 2024.
Year	deaths per 100 live births	Change
1800	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	—
1801	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1802	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1803	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1804	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1805	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1806	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1807	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1808	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1809	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1810	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1811	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1812	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1813	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1814	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1815	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1816	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1817	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1818	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1819	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1820	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1821	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1822	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1823	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1824	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1825	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1826	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1827	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1828	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1829	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1830	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1831	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1832	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1833	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1834	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1835	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1836	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1837	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1838	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1839	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1840	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1841	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1842	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1843	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1844	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1845	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1846	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1847	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1848	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1849	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1850	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1851	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1852	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1853	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1854	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1855	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1856	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1857	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1858	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1859	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1860	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1861	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1862	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1863	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1864	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1865	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1866	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1867	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1868	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1869	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1870	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1871	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1872	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1873	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1874	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1875	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1876	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1877	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1878	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1879	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1880	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1881	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1882	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1883	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1884	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1885	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1886	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1887	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1888	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1889	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1890	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1891	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1892	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1893	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	+0.0%
1894	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1895	41.61 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1896	41.6 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1897	41.59 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1898	41.58 deaths per 100 live births	-0.0%
1899	41.55 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1900	41.53 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1901	41.49 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1902	41.45 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1903	41.4 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1904	41.34 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1905	41.28 deaths per 100 live births	-0.1%
1906	41.21 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1907	41.14 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1908	41.06 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1909	40.97 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1910	40.88 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1911	40.78 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1912	40.69 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1913	40.59 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1914	40.49 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1915	40.4 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1916	40.3 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1917	40.2 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1918	40.1 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1919	40.01 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1920	39.91 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1921	39.81 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1922	39.71 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1923	39.61 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1924	39.52 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1925	39.42 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1926	39.32 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1927	39.22 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1928	39.13 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1929	39.03 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1930	38.93 deaths per 100 live births	-0.2%
1931	38.83 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1932	38.73 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1933	38.64 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1934	38.54 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1935	38.44 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1936	38.34 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1937	38.25 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1938	38.15 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1939	38.05 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1940	37.95 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1941	37.86 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1942	37.76 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1943	37.66 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1944	37.56 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1945	37.47 deaths per 100 live births	-0.3%
1946	35.33 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
1947	33.39 deaths per 100 live births	-5.5%
1948	31.41 deaths per 100 live births	-5.9%
1949	29.51 deaths per 100 live births	-6.1%
1950	27.68 deaths per 100 live births	-6.2%
1951	27.32 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1952	26.96 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1953	26.6 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1954	26.25 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1955	25.91 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1956	25.57 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1957	25.23 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1958	24.9 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1959	24.57 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1960	24.25 deaths per 100 live births	-1.3%
1961	23.57 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1962	22.92 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1963	22.28 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1964	21.66 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1965	21.05 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1966	20.47 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1967	19.9 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1968	19.34 deaths per 100 live births	-2.8%
1969	18.83 deaths per 100 live births	-2.7%
1970	18.11 deaths per 100 live births	-3.8%
1971	16.99 deaths per 100 live births	-6.2%
1972	15.94 deaths per 100 live births	-6.2%
1973	14.89 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1974	13.92 deaths per 100 live births	-6.5%
1975	13.04 deaths per 100 live births	-6.3%
1976	12.2 deaths per 100 live births	-6.4%
1977	11.4 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1978	10.66 deaths per 100 live births	-6.5%
1979	9.96 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1980	9.31 deaths per 100 live births	-6.6%
1981	8.68 deaths per 100 live births	-6.7%
1982	8.09 deaths per 100 live births	-6.9%
1983	7.52 deaths per 100 live births	-7.0%
1984	7 deaths per 100 live births	-7.0%
1985	6.5 deaths per 100 live births	-7.2%
1986	6.03 deaths per 100 live births	-7.1%
1987	5.59 deaths per 100 live births	-7.4%
1988	5.17 deaths per 100 live births	-7.5%
1989	4.77 deaths per 100 live births	-7.6%
1990	4.41 deaths per 100 live births	-7.6%
1991	4.08 deaths per 100 live births	-7.5%
1992	3.78 deaths per 100 live births	-7.4%
1993	3.51 deaths per 100 live births	-7.2%
1994	3.26 deaths per 100 live births	-7.0%
1995	3.03 deaths per 100 live births	-6.9%
1996	2.83 deaths per 100 live births	-6.7%
1997	2.65 deaths per 100 live births	-6.5%
1998	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	-6.4%
1999	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	-6.1%
2000	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	-5.9%
2001	2.06 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
2002	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
2003	1.84 deaths per 100 live births	-5.6%
2004	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
2005	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
2006	1.54 deaths per 100 live births	-5.6%
2007	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
2008	1.37 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
2009	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	-5.9%
2010	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
2011	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
2012	1.08 deaths per 100 live births	-5.9%
2013	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
2014	0.9553 deaths per 100 live births	-5.8%
2015	0.9012 deaths per 100 live births	-5.7%
2016	0.8504 deaths per 100 live births	-5.6%
2017	0.8036 deaths per 100 live births	-5.5%
2018	0.7614 deaths per 100 live births	-5.3%
2019	0.7249 deaths per 100 live births	-4.8%
2020	0.6935 deaths per 100 live births	-4.3%
2021	0.6664 deaths per 100 live births	-3.9%
2022	0.6416 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
2023	0.618 deaths per 100 live births	-3.7%
2024	0.5958 deaths per 100 live births	-3.6%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

Saudi Arabia's 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 1.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Saudi Arabia's 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.29 deaths per 100 live births, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	41.6 deaths per 100 live births	41.55 deaths per 100 live births	41.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	41.29 deaths per 100 live births	40.97 deaths per 100 live births	41.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	40.44 deaths per 100 live births	40.01 deaths per 100 live births	40.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	39.47 deaths per 100 live births	39.03 deaths per 100 live births	39.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	38.49 deaths per 100 live births	38.05 deaths per 100 live births	38.93 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	35.59 deaths per 100 live births	29.51 deaths per 100 live births	37.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	26.1 deaths per 100 live births	24.57 deaths per 100 live births	27.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	21.43 deaths per 100 live births	18.83 deaths per 100 live births	24.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	13.71 deaths per 100 live births	9.96 deaths per 100 live births	18.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	6.87 deaths per 100 live births	4.77 deaths per 100 live births	9.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.24 deaths per 100 live births	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	4.41 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9445 deaths per 100 live births	0.7249 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.6431 deaths per 100 live births	0.5958 deaths per 100 live births	0.6935 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

146 United States 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births compare
147 Montserrat 0.6354 deaths per 100 live births compare
148 Slovakia 0.6286 deaths per 100 live births compare
150 Qatar 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Sri Lanka 0.5881 deaths per 100 live births compare
152 Bulgaria 0.5736 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
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Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Saudi Arabia?: Child mortality in Saudi Arabia was 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 41.62 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for child mortality?: Saudi Arabia ranks 149th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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