Saudi Arabia vs Spain

Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia and 0.3 per 100 live births in Spain, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 1.88 times that in Spain.

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

Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia and 0.3 per 100 live births in Spain, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 1.88 times that in Spain.
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What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
  • 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

YearSaudi ArabiaSpainWorld
20240.60.33.7
20230.60.33.8
20220.60.34
20210.70.34
20200.70.33.9
20190.70.34
20180.80.34
20170.80.34.1
20160.90.34.2
20150.90.34.3
201410.34.4
201310.44.5
20121.10.44.7
20111.10.45
20101.20.45.1
20091.30.45.3
20081.40.45.5
20071.50.45.7
20061.50.56
20051.60.56.2
20041.70.56.6
20031.80.56.8
20021.90.57.1
20012.10.57.4
20002.20.57.7
19992.30.67.9
19982.50.68.3
19972.70.68.4
19962.80.78.6
199530.78.8
19943.30.78.9
19933.50.89.1
19923.80.89.2
19914.10.99.3
19904.40.99.4
19894.819.5
19885.2110
19875.619.9
198661.110.3
19856.51.110.6
198471.210.9
19837.51.211.1
19828.11.311.2
19818.71.411.6
19809.31.511.9
1979101.611.9
197810.71.712.3
197711.41.912.6
197612.2212.8
1975132.213.1
197413.92.313.3
197314.92.513.5
197215.92.713.7
197117.12.913.9
197018.33.214.2
1969–3.414.6
1968–3.615
1967–3.815.3
1966–415.1
1965–4.215.1
1964–4.515.7
1963–4.716.2
1962–4.917
1961–5.218.8
196024.35.520.2
1959–5.719.9
1958–619.7
1957–6.220.5
1956–6.521.3
1955–6.822.3
1954–7.222.8
1953–7.723.3
1952–8.423.9
1951–9.224.3
1950–10.324.7
1949–11.724.9
1948–9.924.9
1947–10.825.5
1946–12.225.8
1945–12.726.7
1944–13.627.4
1943–15.627.7
1942–16.427.9
1941–20.627.8
1940–20.827.9
1939–19.328
1938–18.328.7
1937–2028.8
1936–16.929.1
1935–17.229.5
1934–17.730.7
1933–18.330.5
1932–1930.7
1931–20.731.4
1930–21.631.6
1929–20.232
1928–21.531.9
1927–20.431.9
1926–21.832.7
1925–22.732.4
1924–23.433.1
1923–25.333.1
1922–25.833.2
1921–2934.2
1920–31.434.4
1919–27.235.7
1918–34.537.6
1917–26.835.3
1916–25.535.1
1915–2735.3
1914–26.735.4
1913–27.735.1
1912–26.135.5
1911–32.236
1910–29.936.4
1909–28.636.6
1908–28.837.2
1907–25.737.4
1906–28.338.1
1905–26.238.8
1904–28.138.9
1903–26.439.5
1902–29.340.1
1901–30.140.8
1900–33.240.9
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
1888–29.941
1887–32.441.1
1886–28.441.1
1885–31.241.2
1884–30.241.1
1883–33.241.4
1882–31.241.5
1881–30.741.1
1880–30.941.6
1879–31.141.1
1878–31.941.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870–3341.9
1869–31.942.1
1868–34.542.4
1867–30.642
1866–30.142.1
1865–32.742.3
1864–32.542.2
1863–30.942.5
1862–28.442.6
1861–27.342.9
1860–28.342.9
1859–31.143.7
1858–28.443.8
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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