Infant mortality rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality rate was 0.4656 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Infant mortality rate in Saudi Arabia, 1972–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.4656 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 14.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.4656 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 11.85 deaths per 100 live births | 9.23 deaths per 100 live births | 14.87 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.34 deaths per 100 live births | 4.39 deaths per 100 live births | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.98 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7743 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5692 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5026 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4656 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5425 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Infant mortality rate in Saudi Arabia was 0.4656 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.87 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4656 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 154th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .