Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Saudi Arabia

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Saudi Arabia was 4.9. A difference of -0.2 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Saudi Arabia were 5 and 4.8 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Saudi Arabia for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Saudi Arabia

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Saudi Arabia

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1972	147	152.3	141.3
1973	137.4	142.2	132
1974	128.5	133	123.3
1975	120	124.6	115
1976	112.2	116.4	107.5
1977	104.9	109	100.3
1978	97.9	102	93.6
1979	91.5	95.4	87.2
1980	85.4	89.1	81.3
1981	79.6	83.2	75.7
1982	74.2	77.8	70.5
1983	69.2	72.6	65.5
1984	64.3	67.6	60.9
1985	59.8	62.9	56.5
1986	55.5	58.4	52.4
1987	51.3	54.1	48.5
1988	47.4	50	44.8
1989	43.8	46.2	41.4
1990	40.5	42.7	38.3
1991	37.5	39.4	35.4
1992	34.7	36.5	32.8
1993	32.2	33.8	30.4
1994	29.9	31.4	28.2
1995	27.8	29.2	26.3
1996	25.9	27.2	24.5
1997	24.2	25.4	23
1998	22.6	23.7	21.5
1999	21.2	22.2	20.2
2000	19.9	20.8	19
2001	18.7	19.5	17.8
2002	17.6	18.3	16.8
2003	16.5	17.2	15.8
2004	15.5	16.1	14.9
2005	14.6	15.1	14
2006	13.7	14.2	13.2
2007	12.8	13.2	12.4
2008	12	12.4	11.6
2009	11.2	11.5	10.8
2010	10.4	10.8	10.1
2011	9.7	10	9.4
2012	9.1	9.3	8.8
2013	8.5	8.7	8.2
2014	7.9	8.1	7.7
2015	7.4	7.5	7.2
2016	6.9	7.1	6.7
2017	6.5	6.6	6.3
2018	6.1	6.2	6
2019	5.8	5.9	5.6
2020	5.5	5.6	5.4
2021	5.3	5.4	5.2
2022	5.1	5.2	5
2023	4.9	5	4.8