Children died before five per woman in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Children died before five per woman was 0.0133 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Saudi Arabia is 0.0133, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.85 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0133, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 140th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.85 | — |
| 1970 | 1.39 | -25.0% |
| 1971 | 1.29 | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 1.2 | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 1.11 | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 1.03 | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.961 | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8944 | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8316 | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7744 | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7199 | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6685 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6187 | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5699 | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5228 | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4784 | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4355 | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3951 | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3554 | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3189 | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2863 | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2573 | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.231 | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2075 | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1865 | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1676 | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1502 | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1349 | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1215 | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1095 | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0989 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0901 | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0806 | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0721 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0643 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0578 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.053 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0495 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0462 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0419 | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0381 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0347 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0322 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0299 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0278 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0257 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0238 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.022 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0208 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0194 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0171 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0162 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0148 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0141 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0133 | -5.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0133 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0133 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0297, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -25.0% | 1.85 | 1.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.7199 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.465 | 0.2863 | 0.6685 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1665 | 0.0989 | 0.2573 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0593 | 0.0381 | 0.0901 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0254 | 0.0181 | 0.0347 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0151 | 0.0133 | 0.0171 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Saudi Arabia?
- Children died before five per woman in Saudi Arabia was 0.0133 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 1960.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0133 in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for children died before five per woman?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 140th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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