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Saudi Arabia – Death Rate

Name: Saudi Arabia Death Rate
Creator: World Bank
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Crude death rate per 1,000 people. Number of deaths occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

2.3 −0.2 from 2022 G20 rank: 7th · all-time high: 21.1 (1960)

Saudi Arabia's death rate was 2.3 in 2023, a decrease of +0.2 from 2.6 in 2022. This ranked 7th in the G20. The all-time high was 21.1 in 1960.

APA

Saudi Arabia Death Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/saudi-arabia/death-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_saudi-arabia_death-rate,
  title = {Saudi Arabia Death Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/saudi-arabia/death-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Saudi Arabia Death Rate – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	2.6	–	–
2025* trend	2.5	–	–
2023	2.3	−0.2	7th
2022	2.6	−0.0	7th
2021	2.6	+0.2	4th
2020	2.5	+0.2	5th
2019	2.3	+0.1	6th
2018	2.2	+0.1	6th
2017	2.2	−0.0	6th
2016	2.2	−0.1	6th
2015	2.3	−0.1	6th
2014	2.4	−0.1	6th
2013	2.5	−0.1	6th
2012	2.6	−0.0	6th
2011	2.6	−0.0	6th
2010	2.7	−0.0	6th
2009	2.7	−0.0	6th
2008	2.7	−0.0	7th
2007	2.7	−0.0	7th
2006	2.7	−0.0	7th
2005	2.8	−0.0	8th
2004	2.8	−0.1	8th
2003	2.9	−0.1	7th
2002	3.0	−0.1	8th
2001	3.1	−0.1	9th
2000	3.2	−0.1	9th
1999	3.3	−0.1	9th
1998	3.4	−0.1	9th
1997	3.5	−0.1	9th
1996	3.6	−0.1	10th
1995	3.7	−0.1	10th
1994	3.8	−0.1	10th
1993	4.0	−0.2	11th
1992	4.1	−0.2	13th
1991	4.3	−0.2	14th
1990	4.6	−0.3	15th
1989	4.8	−0.3	18th
1988	5.1	−0.3	23rd
1987	5.4	−0.3	23rd
1986	5.8	−0.4	26th
1985	6.1	−0.4	31st
1984	6.5	−0.4	38th
1983	6.9	−0.4	51st
1982	7.3	−0.5	62nd
1981	7.8	−0.5	75th
1980	8.3	−0.6	78th
1979	8.9	−0.5	89th
1978	9.4	−0.6	94th
1977	9.9	−0.6	111th
1976	10.6	−0.7	120th
1975	11.2	−0.7	129th
1974	11.9	−0.7	131st
1973	12.6	−0.7	146th
1972	13.3	−0.8	150th
1971	14.1	−0.8	153rd
1970	14.9	−0.8	154th
1969	15.6	−0.7	157th
1968	16.4	−0.7	160th
1967	17.1	−0.7	163rd
1966	17.8	−0.6	165th
1965	18.4	−0.6	164th
1964	19.0	−0.6	165th
1963	19.5	−0.5	166th
1962	20.1	−0.5	168th
1961	20.6	−0.5	168th
1960	21.1	–	168th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +21.1% GDP growth 5.8% C/A balance 22.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Saudi Arabia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2012. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw death rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →