Stillbirth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Stillbirth rate was 0.4033 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.4033 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.7902 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4033 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Saudi Arabia 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6908 deaths per 100 births | 0.5982 deaths per 100 births | 0.7902 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5044 deaths per 100 births | 0.4414 deaths per 100 births | 0.5798 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.418 deaths per 100 births | 0.4033 deaths per 100 births | 0.4318 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 145 Brunei 0.4306 deaths per 100 births compare
- 146 Kazakhstan 0.4294 deaths per 100 births compare
- 147 Uruguay 0.4211 deaths per 100 births compare
- 149 Albania 0.3965 deaths per 100 births compare
- 150 Thailand 0.3944 deaths per 100 births compare
- 151 United Arab Emirates 0.3913 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Saudi Arabia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4.10 million people (2100)
- Population density 33.03 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.31 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 448 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.31 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.31 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.28 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Stillbirth rate in Saudi Arabia was 0.4033 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7902 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4033 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for stillbirth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.