Jordan vs Saudi Arabia

Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 1.3 per 100 live births in Jordan and 0.6 per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Jordan, by 0.7 per 100 live births, or 2.15 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Jordan vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 1.3 per 100 live births in Jordan and 0.6 per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Jordan, by 0.7 per 100 live births, or 2.15 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • Jordan has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearJordanSaudi ArabiaWorld
20241.30.63.7
20231.30.63.8
20221.40.64
20211.40.74
20201.50.73.9
20191.50.74
20181.50.84
20171.60.84.1
20161.60.94.2
20151.70.94.3
20141.714.4
20131.714.5
20121.81.14.7
20111.81.15
20101.91.25.1
200921.35.3
200821.45.5
20072.11.55.7
20062.11.56
20052.21.66.2
20042.31.76.6
20032.41.86.8
20022.41.97.1
20012.52.17.4
20002.62.27.7
19992.72.37.9
19982.82.58.3
19972.82.78.4
19962.92.88.6
1995338.8
19943.13.38.9
19933.23.59.1
19923.33.89.2
19913.44.19.3
19903.64.49.4
19893.74.89.5
19883.85.210
198745.69.9
19864.2610.3
19854.46.510.6
19844.6710.9
19834.87.511.1
198258.111.2
19815.38.711.6
19805.59.311.9
19795.81011.9
19786.110.712.3
19776.411.412.6
19766.712.212.8
197571313.1
19747.413.913.3
19737.714.913.5
19728.115.913.7
19718.617.113.9
1970918.314.2
19699.5–14.6
19689.9–15
196710.5–15.3
196611–15.1
196511.7–15.1
196412.3–15.7
196313.1–16.2
196213.8–17
196114.7–18.8
196015.524.320.2
195916.5–19.9
195817.5–19.7
195718.6–20.5
195619.7–21.3
195520.8–22.3
195422.1–22.8
195323.3–23.3
195224.6–23.9
195126–24.3
195027.5–24.7
194929–24.9
194830.6–24.9
194732.2–25.5
194634–25.8
194535.8–26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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