What is mortality rate, under-5 in Saudi Arabia?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Saudi Arabia was 6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 159.4 per 1,000 live births in 1972.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Saudi Arabia ranks 145th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Saudi Arabia

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in Saudi Arabia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, under-5 was 6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

6 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

145th

of 195 countries

All-time high

159.4 per 1,000 live births

in 1972

All-time low

6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1972–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Saudi Arabia, 1972–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Saudi Arabia stood at 6 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 159.4 per 1,000 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Saudi Arabia ranks 145th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	127.51 per 1,000 live births	99.6 per 1,000 live births	159.4 per 1,000 live births	8
1980s	68.66 per 1,000 live births	47.7 per 1,000 live births	93.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	32.36 per 1,000 live births	23.3 per 1,000 live births	44.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	17.04 per 1,000 live births	12.9 per 1,000 live births	21.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	9.43 per 1,000 live births	7.2 per 1,000 live births	12.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	6.44 per 1,000 live births	6 per 1,000 live births	6.9 per 1,000 live births	5

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More health data for Saudi Arabia

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Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 236,467 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 254,137 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 240,758 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Saudi Arabia?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Saudi Arabia was 6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 159.4 per 1,000 live births in 1972.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Saudi Arabia ranks 145th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.