Neonatal mortality rate gho in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Neonatal mortality rate gho was 0.2965 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate gho in Saudi Arabia, 1989–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate gho in Saudi Arabia is 0.2965, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate gho in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.33 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2965, in 2023.
That places Saudi Arabia 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.7 | 1.24 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9002 | 0.6749 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4793 | 0.3507 | 0.6345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3153 | 0.2965 | 0.3347 | 4 |
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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 rate gho in Saudi Arabia?
- Neonatal mortality rate gho in Saudi Arabia was 0.2965 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate gho recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2965 in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for neonatal mortality rate gho?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 155th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is neonatal mortality rate gho rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. 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 rate gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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