Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 7.2 per 1,000 live births in Kuwait and 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kuwait, by 2.2 per 1,000 live births, or 1.43 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

KuwaitSaudi ArabiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Kuwait has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
In 2023, Kuwait ranked 149 and Saudi Arabia ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kuwait at 1 per 1,000 live births and Saudi Arabia at 1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	7.2	5.1	27.3
2022	7.3	5.3	28.2
2021	7.4	5.5	28.4
2020	7.4	5.8	28.7
2019	7.5	6.1	29.2
2018	7.6	6.4	29.7
2017	7.7	6.7	30.3
2016	7.8	7.1	31.1
2015	7.9	7.5	32.1
2014	8.1	7.9	32.9
2013	8.3	8.4	33.9
2012	8.5	8.9	35
2011	8.7	9.5	36.8
2010	9	10.1	37.7
2009	9.2	10.8	39.1
2008	9.4	11.4	40.4
2007	9.6	12.1	42
2006	9.8	12.8	43.7
2005	10	13.6	45.4
2004	10.1	14.4	47.2
2003	10.3	15.2	48.8
2002	10.5	16.1	50.6
2001	10.7	17.1	52.2
2000	10.9	18.2	53.7
1999	11.2	19.3	55.5
1998	11.5	20.5	57.1
1997	11.8	21.8	58.3
1996	12.1	23.3	59.6
1995	12.5	24.9	60.8
1994	12.9	26.6	62
1993	13.4	28.5	62.9
1992	13.9	30.6	64.1
1991	14.5	32.9	64.9
1990	16	35.3	64.9
1989	15.9	37.9	66.2
1988	16.7	40.7	68
1987	17.7	43.7	68.6
1986	18.8	46.9	70.8
1985	20.1	50.3	72.9
1984	21.6	53.7	74.6
1983	23.2	57.4	76.1
1982	25.1	61.2	76.6
1981	27.2	65.2	78.7
1980	29.4	69.3	80.6
1979	31.7	73.7	82.5
1978	34.1	78.3	84.7
1977	36.5	83	86.4
1976	39	87.9	88.1
1975	41.6	92.9	89.6
1974	44.3	98.2	90.9
1973	47	103.5	92.1
1972	49.9	108.9	93.6
1971	53	114.2	96.1
1970	56.2	119.4	96.9
1969	59.7	124.5	98.3
1968	63.4	129.2	100.2
1967	67.5	133.7	103.1
1966	71.8	137.8	104.9
1965	76.5	141.6	106.4
1964	81.5	145.1	106.1
1963	86.7	148.4	107.7
1962	92.1	151.5	110.2
1961	97.7	154.4	121.5
1960	103.4	157.2	131.8
1959	109.1	159.9	125.7
1958	114.8	162.6	117.7
1957	120.3	165.1	120
1956	125.7	167.7	121.9
1955	130.9	170.2	124.8
1954	135.9	172.6	127.7
1953	140.9	175.1	130.1
1952	145.7	177.5	132.7
1951	150.5	179.9	136
1950	155.4	182.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	6.55.3–7.9	65.1–7.3	26.9
2025	6.24.6–8.2	5.84.6–7.6	26.4
2026	64.4–8.7	5.64.3–7.8	25.9
2027	5.83.9–8.8	5.53.9–7.8	25.4
2028	5.63.6–8.8	5.33.6–7.8	24.9
2029	5.43.3–8.9	5.13.3–7.9	24.5
2030	5.23.2–9	4.93.1–7.9	24
2031	52.9–9	4.73–8	23.6
2032	4.92.8–9.1	4.62.7–8.1	23.2
2033	4.72.6–9	4.42.5–7.8	22.8
2034	4.52.5–9.2	4.32.4–7.9	22.3
2035	4.42.3–9	4.12.3–7.7	21.9
2036	4.22.2–9.1	42.2–7.7	21.5
2037	4.12–9	3.92–7.5	21.1
2038	3.91.9–8.9	3.71.9–7.5	20.8
2039	3.81.8–9	3.61.9–7.4	20.4
2040	3.71.7–8.8	3.51.8–7.3	20
2041	3.61.6–8.7	3.41.7–7.1	19.7
2042	3.51.5–8.5	3.31.6–7.2	19.4
2043	3.31.5–8.5	3.21.6–6.9	19
2044	3.21.4–8.6	3.11.5–7	18.7
2045	3.11.3–8.3	31.4–7	18.4
2046	3.11.3–8.1	2.91.4–7	18.2
2047	31.3–8.1	2.91.3–6.9	17.9
2048	2.91.2–7.8	2.81.3–6.8	17.7
2049	2.81.2–7.6	2.71.2–6.9	17.5
2050	2.71.1–7.4	2.61.2–6.7	17.3
2051	2.71–7.3	2.61.1–6.4	17.1
2052	2.61–7	2.51.1–6.3	16.9
2053	2.51–6.9	2.51.1–6.2	16.7
2054	2.40.9–6.9	2.41.1–5.9	16.5
2055	2.40.9–6.7	2.31–5.6	16.3
2056	2.30.9–6.8	2.31–5.7	16.1
2057	2.30.8–6.8	2.20.9–5.6	15.9
2058	2.20.8–6.5	2.20.9–5.5	15.7
2059	2.20.8–6.4	2.10.8–5.4	15.5
2060	2.10.7–6.1	2.10.8–5.2	15.3
2061	2.10.7–5.8	20.8–5.3	15.1
2062	20.7–6	20.8–5.3	14.9
2063	20.7–6	1.90.7–5.1	14.7
2064	1.90.7–5.8	1.90.7–4.9	14.5
2065	1.90.6–5.8	1.90.7–4.9	14.3
2066	1.90.6–5.6	1.80.7–4.8	14.1
2067	1.80.6–5.2	1.80.7–4.7	13.9
2068	1.80.6–5.3	1.80.6–4.7	13.8
2069	1.80.5–5.1	1.70.6–4.5	13.6
2070	1.70.6–5.1	1.70.6–4.3	13.4
2071	1.70.5–5	1.70.6–4.3	13.2
2072	1.70.5–4.8	1.60.6–4.3	13
2073	1.60.5–4.6	1.60.6–4.4	12.9
2074	1.60.5–4.5	1.60.5–4.1	12.7
2075	1.60.5–4.5	1.60.5–4.2	12.6
2076	1.50.4–4.6	1.50.5–4.1	12.4
2077	1.50.4–4.3	1.50.5–4	12.3
2078	1.50.4–4.3	1.50.5–3.9	12.1
2079	1.40.4–4.2	1.40.5–3.9	12
2080	1.40.4–4.2	1.40.4–3.9	11.8
2081	1.40.4–4.3	1.40.4–3.8	11.7
2082	1.40.4–4.2	1.40.4–3.7	11.6
2083	1.30.4–4.1	1.30.4–3.6	11.5
2084	1.30.3–4	1.30.4–3.5	11.4
2085	1.30.3–4	1.30.4–3.6	11.3
2086	1.30.3–3.9	1.30.4–3.5	11.1
2087	1.30.3–4	1.30.4–3.6	11
2088	1.20.3–3.9	1.20.3–3.5	10.9
2089	1.20.3–3.8	1.20.3–3.5	10.8
2090	1.20.3–3.8	1.20.3–3.4	10.7
2091	1.20.3–3.6	1.20.3–3.4	10.6
2092	1.20.3–3.6	1.20.3–3.3	10.5
2093	1.10.3–3.6	1.20.3–3.3	10.4
2094	1.10.3–3.5	1.10.3–3.2	10.3
2095	1.10.3–3.6	1.10.3–3.2	10.1
2096	1.10.2–3.6	1.10.2–3.2	10
2097	1.10.2–3.5	1.10.2–3.1	9.9
2098	1.10.2–3.5	1.10.2–3.2	9.8
2099	10.2–3.4	1.10.2–3	9.7
2100	10.2–3.4	10.2–3.1	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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