What is child mortality rate in Saudi Arabia?

Child mortality rate in Saudi Arabia was 0.6 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 rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 24.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for child mortality rate?

Saudi Arabia ranks 148th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Saudi Arabia

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 0.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.6 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

148th

of 200 countries

All-time high

24.25 deaths per 100 live births

in 1960

All-time low

0.6 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Child mortality rate in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024

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

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Saudi Arabia is 0.6 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 24.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Saudi Arabia 148th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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
1960s	24.25 deaths per 100 live births	24.25 deaths per 100 live births	24.25 deaths per 100 live births	1
1970s	13.74 deaths per 100 live births	9.96 deaths per 100 live births	18.28 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	1.7 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	2.19 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.943 deaths per 100 live births	0.72 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.644 deaths per 100 live births	0.6 deaths per 100 live births	0.69 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

145 United States 0.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
146 Montserrat 0.64 deaths per 100 live births compare
147 Slovakia 0.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Qatar 0.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
149 Sri Lanka 0.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 Bulgaria 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
151 China 0.57 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Saudi Arabia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 389,292 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 238,768 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 357,256 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 233,777 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 328,127 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 230,687 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Saudi Arabia?: Child mortality rate in Saudi Arabia was 0.6 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 rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 24.25 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for child mortality rate?: Saudi Arabia ranks 148th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.