Saudi Arabia vs Yemen
Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 0.6 per 100 live births in Saudi Arabia and 3.8 per 100 live births in Yemen, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Yemen, by 3.2 per 100 live births, or 6.35 times that in Saudi Arabia.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- Yemen has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2024, Saudi Arabia ranked 149 and Yemen ranked 44 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
- 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
| Year | Saudi Arabia | Yemen | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 1.4 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 2.3 | 9.7 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 2.8 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 3 | 11.1 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 3.3 | 11.3 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 3.5 | 11.6 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 4.1 | 12.2 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 4.8 | 12.9 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 5.2 | 13.4 | 10 |
| 1987 | 5.6 | 14 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 6 | 14.7 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 6.5 | 15.4 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 7 | 16.3 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 7.5 | 17.3 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 8.1 | 18.5 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 8.7 | 19.7 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 9.3 | 20.9 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 10 | 22.2 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 10.7 | 23.6 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 11.4 | 24.9 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 12.2 | 26.1 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 13 | 27.4 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 13.9 | 28.6 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 14.9 | 29.8 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 15.9 | 30.9 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 17.1 | 32.1 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 18.3 | 33.4 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | – | 34.7 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | – | 35.9 | 15 |
| 1967 | – | 37.2 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | – | 38.4 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | – | 39.4 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | – | 40.4 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | – | 41.2 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | – | 42 | 17 |
| 1961 | – | 42.7 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 24.3 | 43.4 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | – | 44.2 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | – | 44.9 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | – | 45.6 | 20.5 |
| 1956 | – | 43.8 | 21.3 |
| 1955 | – | 44.9 | 22.3 |
| 1954 | – | 45.9 | 22.8 |
| 1953 | – | 47 | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | 48.2 | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | – | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | – | – | 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 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Saudi Arabia vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986