Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Saudi Arabia is 98, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Saudi Arabia peaked at 98 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41, in 1980.
That places Saudi Arabia 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41 | — |
| 1981 | 53 | +29.3% |
| 1982 | 62 | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 67 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 76 | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 81 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 86 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98 | +1.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +29.3% | 41 | 53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74 | 41 | 96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.1 | 91 | 96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2 | 95 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6 | 96 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 | 95 | 98 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 99 compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 98 compare
- 3 Egypt 98 compare
- 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98 compare
- 3 Bahrain 98 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Saudi Arabia?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of in Saudi Arabia was 98 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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