Infant mortality in Saudi Arabia 1955-2020
In 1955, the infant mortality rate of Saudi Arabia was approximately 202 deaths per thousand live births, meaning that over twenty percent of all children born in Saudi Arabia in that year would not survive past their first birthday. This rate would fall steadily throughout the 20th and 21st century, as the country would use the funds from oil sales to modernize and provide an expansive array of healthcare services to its citizens, the largest in the region by expenditure levels. As a result, infant mortality has continued to fall in the 21st century, and in 2020, it is estimated that over 99% of all babies born in Saudi Arabia will make it past their first birthday.
