Puerto Rico vs Saudi Arabia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Puerto Rico
0.5%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.5%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
169th
Saudi Arabia rank
171st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 169th 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 | Puerto Rico | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3% | 16.3% | 11.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 13.6% | 10.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 9.2% | 7.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 5.0% | 3.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.5% | 1.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 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, Puerto Rico or Saudi Arabia?
- Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Puerto Rico ranks 169th 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.