Saudi Arabia - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Saudi Arabia was 3,523 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,023 in 1973 and a minimum value of 3,523 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 31,023 |
| 1974 | 30,462 |
| 1975 | 30,013 |
| 1976 | 29,543 |
| 1977 | 29,210 |
| 1978 | 28,946 |
| 1979 | 28,711 |
| 1980 | 28,490 |
| 1981 | 28,213 |
| 1982 | 27,837 |
| 1983 | 27,349 |
| 1984 | 26,704 |
| 1985 | 25,911 |
| 1986 | 24,974 |
| 1987 | 23,896 |
| 1988 | 22,756 |
| 1989 | 21,542 |
| 1990 | 20,318 |
| 1991 | 19,086 |
| 1992 | 17,861 |
| 1993 | 16,671 |
| 1994 | 15,515 |
| 1995 | 14,408 |
| 1996 | 13,376 |
| 1997 | 12,450 |
| 1998 | 11,632 |
| 1999 | 10,921 |
| 2000 | 10,297 |
| 2001 | 9,753 |
| 2002 | 9,282 |
| 2003 | 8,866 |
| 2004 | 8,484 |
| 2005 | 8,117 |
| 2006 | 7,768 |
| 2007 | 7,419 |
| 2008 | 7,079 |
| 2009 | 6,738 |
| 2010 | 6,398 |
| 2011 | 6,055 |
| 2012 | 5,713 |
| 2013 | 5,383 |
| 2014 | 5,072 |
| 2015 | 4,768 |
| 2016 | 4,468 |
| 2017 | 4,190 |
| 2018 | 3,939 |
| 2019 | 3,715 |
| 2020 | 3,523 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Saudi Arabia was 4,135 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,898 in 1977 and a minimum value of 4,135 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 39,898 |
| 1978 | 39,205 |
| 1979 | 38,565 |
| 1980 | 37,950 |
| 1981 | 37,281 |
| 1982 | 36,508 |
| 1983 | 35,594 |
| 1984 | 34,477 |
| 1985 | 33,210 |
| 1986 | 31,798 |
| 1987 | 30,228 |
| 1988 | 28,598 |
| 1989 | 26,884 |
| 1990 | 25,175 |
| 1991 | 23,489 |
| 1992 | 21,842 |
| 1993 | 20,262 |
| 1994 | 18,767 |
| 1995 | 17,345 |
| 1996 | 16,031 |
| 1997 | 14,849 |
| 1998 | 13,809 |
| 1999 | 12,903 |
| 2000 | 12,109 |
| 2001 | 11,429 |
| 2002 | 10,840 |
| 2003 | 10,321 |
| 2004 | 9,848 |
| 2005 | 9,406 |
| 2006 | 8,992 |
| 2007 | 8,585 |
| 2008 | 8,190 |
| 2009 | 7,797 |
| 2010 | 7,409 |
| 2011 | 7,022 |
| 2012 | 6,638 |
| 2013 | 6,267 |
| 2014 | 5,915 |
| 2015 | 5,568 |
| 2016 | 5,225 |
| 2017 | 4,905 |
| 2018 | 4,617 |
| 2019 | 4,358 |
| 2020 | 4,135 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Saudi Arabia was 2,023 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,606 in 1990 and a minimum value of 2,023 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,606 |
| 1991 | 12,024 |
| 1992 | 11,402 |
| 1993 | 10,633 |
| 1994 | 9,800 |
| 1995 | 9,043 |
| 1996 | 8,350 |
| 1997 | 7,725 |
| 1998 | 7,197 |
| 1999 | 6,736 |
| 2000 | 6,333 |
| 2001 | 5,982 |
| 2002 | 5,677 |
| 2003 | 5,415 |
| 2004 | 5,166 |
| 2005 | 4,942 |
| 2006 | 4,722 |
| 2007 | 4,498 |
| 2008 | 4,280 |
| 2009 | 4,064 |
| 2010 | 3,845 |
| 2011 | 3,635 |
| 2012 | 3,425 |
| 2013 | 3,217 |
| 2014 | 3,016 |
| 2015 | 2,822 |
| 2016 | 2,630 |
| 2017 | 2,447 |
| 2018 | 2,285 |
| 2019 | 2,146 |
| 2020 | 2,023 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
