Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 8.6 per 1,000 live births in Oman and 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Oman, by 3.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.69 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

OmanSaudi ArabiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Oman has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
In 2023, Oman ranked 139 and Saudi Arabia ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Oman at 1.7 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	Oman	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	8.6	5.1	27.3
2022	8.6	5.3	28.2
2021	8.7	5.5	28.4
2020	8.8	5.8	28.7
2019	8.9	6.1	29.2
2018	9	6.4	29.7
2017	9.1	6.7	30.3
2016	9.2	7.1	31.1
2015	9.2	7.5	32.1
2014	9.3	7.9	32.9
2013	9.4	8.4	33.9
2012	9.5	8.9	35
2011	9.6	9.5	36.8
2010	9.7	10.1	37.7
2009	9.9	10.8	39.1
2008	10	11.4	40.4
2007	10.4	12.1	42
2006	10.5	12.8	43.7
2005	10.8	13.6	45.4
2004	11.2	14.4	47.2
2003	11.7	15.2	48.8
2002	12.3	16.1	50.6
2001	13	17.1	52.2
2000	13.8	18.2	53.7
1999	14.7	19.3	55.5
1998	15.8	20.5	57.1
1997	17.1	21.8	58.3
1996	18.5	23.3	59.6
1995	20.1	24.9	60.8
1994	21.9	26.6	62
1993	23.9	28.5	62.9
1992	26.2	30.6	64.1
1991	28.7	32.9	64.9
1990	31.5	35.3	64.9
1989	34.6	37.9	66.2
1988	38.1	40.7	68
1987	42	43.7	68.6
1986	46.2	46.9	70.8
1985	50.9	50.3	72.9
1984	56	53.7	74.6
1983	61.5	57.4	76.1
1982	67.3	61.2	76.6
1981	73.6	65.2	78.7
1980	80	69.3	80.6
1979	86.5	73.7	82.5
1978	93.2	78.3	84.7
1977	100.3	83	86.4
1976	106.6	87.9	88.1
1975	113.3	92.9	89.6
1974	120	98.2	90.9
1973	126.7	103.5	92.1
1972	133.4	108.9	93.6
1971	140.4	114.2	96.1
1970	147	119.4	96.9
1969	153.3	124.5	98.3
1968	159.7	129.2	100.2
1967	166.1	133.7	103.1
1966	172.2	137.8	104.9
1965	178.2	141.6	106.4
1964	184	145.1	106.1
1963	189.5	148.4	107.7
1962	194.8	151.5	110.2
1961	199.6	154.4	121.5
1960	204	157.2	131.8
1959	208	159.9	125.7
1958	211.6	162.6	117.7
1957	214.7	165.1	120
1956	217.5	167.7	121.9
1955	220	170.2	124.8
1954	222.3	172.6	127.7
1953	224.4	175.1	130.1
1952	226.3	177.5	132.7
1951	228.2	179.9	136
1950	230	182.3	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Oman	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	8.36.9–9.9	65.1–7.3	26.9
2025	86.2–10.3	5.84.6–7.6	26.4
2026	7.75.7–10.6	5.64.3–7.8	25.9
2027	7.55.2–10.9	5.53.9–7.8	25.4
2028	7.24.8–10.8	5.33.6–7.8	24.9
2029	74.5–10.9	5.13.3–7.9	24.5
2030	6.74.3–10.7	4.93.1–7.9	24
2031	6.54.1–10.9	4.73–8	23.6
2032	6.33.8–10.9	4.62.7–8.1	23.2
2033	6.13.6–10.7	4.42.5–7.8	22.8
2034	5.93.5–10.9	4.32.4–7.9	22.3
2035	5.73.3–10.5	4.12.3–7.7	21.9
2036	5.53.1–10.4	42.2–7.7	21.5
2037	5.33–10.4	3.92–7.5	21.1
2038	5.22.9–10.4	3.71.9–7.5	20.8
2039	52.7–10.4	3.61.9–7.4	20.4
2040	4.92.6–10.3	3.51.8–7.3	20
2041	4.72.5–10	3.41.7–7.1	19.7
2042	4.62.4–9.6	3.31.6–7.2	19.4
2043	4.42.3–9.6	3.21.6–6.9	19
2044	4.32.1–9.4	3.11.5–7	18.7
2045	4.22–9.2	31.4–7	18.4
2046	4.12–9.2	2.91.4–7	18.2
2047	42–9	2.91.3–6.9	17.9
2048	3.91.9–9	2.81.3–6.8	17.7
2049	3.81.9–8.8	2.71.2–6.9	17.5
2050	3.71.8–8.6	2.61.2–6.7	17.3
2051	3.61.7–8.3	2.61.1–6.4	17.1
2052	3.51.7–8.3	2.51.1–6.3	16.9
2053	3.51.6–8.2	2.51.1–6.2	16.7
2054	3.41.5–8.3	2.41.1–5.9	16.5
2055	3.31.5–8	2.31–5.6	16.3
2056	3.21.5–7.9	2.31–5.7	16.1
2057	3.21.4–7.9	2.20.9–5.6	15.9
2058	3.11.3–7.6	2.20.9–5.5	15.7
2059	3.11.3–7.2	2.10.8–5.4	15.5
2060	31.3–7.5	2.10.8–5.2	15.3
2061	2.91.2–7.4	20.8–5.3	15.1
2062	2.91.2–7	20.8–5.3	14.9
2063	2.81.1–6.8	1.90.7–5.1	14.7
2064	2.81.1–6.8	1.90.7–4.9	14.5
2065	2.71.1–6.7	1.90.7–4.9	14.3
2066	2.71.1–6.6	1.80.7–4.8	14.1
2067	2.61–6.4	1.80.7–4.7	13.9
2068	2.61–6.2	1.80.6–4.7	13.8
2069	2.60.9–6	1.70.6–4.5	13.6
2070	2.50.9–5.9	1.70.6–4.3	13.4
2071	2.50.9–6.1	1.70.6–4.3	13.2
2072	2.40.9–6.1	1.60.6–4.3	13
2073	2.40.9–5.9	1.60.6–4.4	12.9
2074	2.40.9–5.6	1.60.5–4.1	12.7
2075	2.30.8–5.6	1.60.5–4.2	12.6
2076	2.30.8–5.6	1.50.5–4.1	12.4
2077	2.30.8–5.5	1.50.5–4	12.3
2078	2.20.8–5.4	1.50.5–3.9	12.1
2079	2.20.7–5.3	1.40.5–3.9	12
2080	2.20.7–5.4	1.40.4–3.9	11.8
2081	2.10.7–5.2	1.40.4–3.8	11.7
2082	2.10.7–5.3	1.40.4–3.7	11.6
2083	2.10.6–5.2	1.30.4–3.6	11.5
2084	20.6–5	1.30.4–3.5	11.4
2085	20.6–5	1.30.4–3.6	11.3
2086	20.6–4.9	1.30.4–3.5	11.1
2087	20.6–4.8	1.30.4–3.6	11
2088	1.90.6–4.7	1.20.3–3.5	10.9
2089	1.90.6–4.6	1.20.3–3.5	10.8
2090	1.90.6–4.5	1.20.3–3.4	10.7
2091	1.90.6–4.6	1.20.3–3.4	10.6
2092	1.80.5–4.7	1.20.3–3.3	10.5
2093	1.80.5–4.6	1.20.3–3.3	10.4
2094	1.80.5–4.7	1.10.3–3.2	10.3
2095	1.80.5–4.7	1.10.3–3.2	10.1
2096	1.80.5–4.5	1.10.2–3.2	10
2097	1.70.5–4.5	1.10.2–3.1	9.9
2098	1.70.5–4.4	1.10.2–3.2	9.8
2099	1.70.4–4.3	1.10.2–3	9.7
2100	1.70.4–4.4	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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