Neonatal mortality wdi in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Neonatal mortality wdi was 0.2864 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality wdi in Saudi Arabia, 1989–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality wdi in Saudi Arabia is 0.2864, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.32 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2864, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 156th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.68 | 1.23 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8907 | 0.6708 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4772 | 0.3509 | 0.6311 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3095 | 0.2864 | 0.3347 | 5 |
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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 wdi in Saudi Arabia?
- Neonatal mortality wdi in Saudi Arabia was 0.2864 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2864 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 156th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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 wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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