Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate was -3.77 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia stood at -3.77 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at -3.54 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -7.03 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -5.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | -5.49 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1992 | -5.37 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1993 | -6.63 % change on previous year | +23.5% |
| 1994 | -7.03 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1995 | -6.64 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1996 | -6.53 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1997 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1998 | -6.13 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1999 | -6.21 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2000 | -5.88 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2001 | -5.88 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -6.15 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2003 | -6.05 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2004 | -5.72 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2005 | -5.81 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2006 | -5.61 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2007 | -5.87 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2008 | -5.88 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -5.63 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2010 | -5.92 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2011 | -6.06 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2012 | -6.34 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2013 | -6.23 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2014 | -6.66 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2015 | -6.95 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2016 | -6.96 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -6.69 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2018 | -5.78 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2019 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2020 | -4.62 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2021 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2022 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2023 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2024 | -3.77 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's -3.77 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.48 % change on previous year, 2.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's -3.77 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -2.91 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.19 % change on previous year | -7.03 % change on previous year | -5.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.85 % change on previous year | -6.15 % change on previous year | -5.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.27 % change on previous year | -6.96 % change on previous year | -5.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.98 % change on previous year | -4.62 % change on previous year | -3.54 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 170 Azerbaijan -3.63 % change on previous year compare
- 171 Mongolia -3.73 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Indonesia -3.75 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Cambodia -3.77 % change on previous year compare
- 175 Laos -3.8 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Estonia -3.8 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia was -3.77 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was -3.54 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.03 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Neonatal mortality wdi Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.