Saudi Arabia sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 79.3 years of life, 56th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Saudi Arabia, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.3 yrs | 56 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 6.1 /1,000 | 138 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 2.3 /1,000 | 207 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 20.1 yrs | 52 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 32.1 /1,000 | 173 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.0 yrs | 160 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 123 men/100 women | 210 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 /1,000 | 147 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 7.0 /100k | 158 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 13.6 % | 134 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 1.0 /100k | 174 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 35.9 /100k | 6 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.0 L | 184 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.0 % | 192 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $1,825 | 42 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $35,122 | 47 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Saudi Arabia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 2nd lowest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (0.0 L) and the 3rd highest old-age sex ratio in the world (123 men/100 women). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Saudi Arabia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.