Faroe Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Faroe Islands
0.5%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.5%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
170th
Saudi Arabia rank
171st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Faroe Islands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3% | 16.3% | 13.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 13.6% | 12.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 9.2% | 8.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 5.0% | 4.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 2.5% | 1.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Faroe Islands or Saudi Arabia?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.