Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male was 253 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Saudi Arabia is 253, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 669 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 253, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 669 | — |
| 1991 | 665 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 659 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 651 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 638 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 624 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 607 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 589 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 571 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 552 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 545 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 541 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 526 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 506 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 482 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 455 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 430 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 409 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 391 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 376 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 365 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 357 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 348 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 342 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 335 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 329 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 321 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 309 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 297 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 288 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 281 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 274 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 268 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 261 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 253 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 622.5 | 552 | 669 | 10 |
| 2000s | 466.1 | 376 | 545 | 10 |
| 2010s | 329.1 | 288 | 365 | 10 |
| 2020s | 267.4 | 253 | 281 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male in Saudi Arabia was 253 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 669 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 253 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of male children ages 5-9 years