Number of youth deaths in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Number of youth deaths was 4,042 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Saudi Arabia stood at 4,042 deaths.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19,736 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,035 deaths, in 2023.
Saudi Arabia ranks 81st of 199 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 youth deaths in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,736 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 18,640 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 17,607 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 16,672 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 15,797 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 14,939 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 14,115 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 13,367 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 12,697 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 12,060 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 11,495 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 10,882 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 10,175 deaths | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 9,530 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 8,960 deaths | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 8,560 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 8,344 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 8,211 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 7,981 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 7,638 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 7,279 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 7,021 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 6,847 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 6,585 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 6,341 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 6,140 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 5,936 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 5,739 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 5,470 deaths | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 5,072 deaths | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 4,648 deaths | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 4,327 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 4,087 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 4,035 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 4,042 deaths | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,563 deaths | 12,060 deaths | 19,736 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,178 deaths | 7,638 deaths | 11,495 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,243 deaths | 5,072 deaths | 7,279 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,228 deaths | 4,035 deaths | 4,648 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Saudi Arabia?
- Number of youth deaths in Saudi Arabia was 4,042 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,736 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,035 deaths in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.