Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
192nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.395 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.2384 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2384 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2013.
Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3851 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3765 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3705 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3638 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3603 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3564 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3502 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3356 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3146 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2923 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2655 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2463 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2384 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2393 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2456 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2494 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2543 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2579 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2564 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people, 29% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5852 deaths per 100,000 people, 47% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3608 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3146 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2545 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2384 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2923 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2764 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
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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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saudi Arabia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Saudi Arabia was 0.2728 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2384 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.