Neonatal mortality ihme in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Neonatal mortality ihme was 0.26 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality ihme in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.26 for neonatal mortality ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.55 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 159th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.26 | 4.06 | 4.55 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.71 | 3.41 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.91 | 2.55 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 | 1.82 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1.21 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.844 | 0.57 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.376 | 0.26 | 0.52 | 10 |
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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 neonatal mortality ihme in Saudi Arabia?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Saudi Arabia was 0.26 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 159th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. 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 Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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