Saudi Arabia — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Saudi Arabia, 1972–2024.
Infant mortality for Saudi Arabia was 4.7 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 53 years, from 1972 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 148.7 in 1972. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -6.43% per year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 149 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 12.0, so Saudi Arabia sits below it. It peaked in 1972 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 40%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 20 of 23 economies; Malta (4.7) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 8% in 1989. That is 21% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 21st of 163 in 1972 → 64th of 179 in 1980 → 91st of 196 in 1990 → 114th of 196 in 2000 → 134th of 196 in 2010 → 148th of 196 in 2020 → 149th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1972 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.4 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 6.8 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 7.3 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 7.8 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 8.4 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 9 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 9.7 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 10.4 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 11.1 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 11.9 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 12.7 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 13.6 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 15.4 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 16.4 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 17.5 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 18.6 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 19.8 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 21.1 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 22.5 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 24.1 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 25.8 | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 27.7 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 29.8 | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 32.1 | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 34.6 | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 37.5 | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 40.6 | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 43.9 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 47.6 | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 51.5 | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 55.6 | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 59.9 | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 64.6 | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 69.5 | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 74.8 | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 80.4 | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 86.2 | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 92.3 | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 98.8 | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 105.7 | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 113.3 | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 121.2 | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 129.5 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 138.7 | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 148.7 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Saudi Arabia’s Infant mortality in 1973?
138.7 (1973). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Saudi Arabia’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Saudi Arabia’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1972 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -96.8% in total — about 6.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 4.7; 2023: 4.8; 2022: 5; 2021: 5.2; 2020: 5.4. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.