Child mortality igme in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Child mortality igme was 0.5958 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality igme in Saudi Arabia, 1972–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality igme in Saudi Arabia is 0.5958, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 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 igme in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15.94 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5958, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.75 | 9.96 | 15.94 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.87 | 4.77 | 9.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.24 | 2.33 | 4.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1.29 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9445 | 0.7249 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6431 | 0.5958 | 0.6935 | 5 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 240,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 77.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 256,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 236,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 254,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 245,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality igme in Saudi Arabia?
- Child mortality igme in Saudi Arabia was 0.5958 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality igme recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.94 in 1972.
- What is the lowest child mortality igme recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5958 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for child mortality igme?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality igme 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality igme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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