Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Qatar

Life expectancy at birth in Qatar in 2024 — 82.5 years. Ranked 27 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 42.8%.

2024 82.5 years +0.19% vs 2023
World rank 27of 217
Period maximum 82.9 years2019
Period minimum 57.8 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Qatar, 1960–2024506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 57.8 years1962: 59.2 years1964: 60.7 years1966: 62.2 years1968: 63.6 years1970: 64.9 years1972: 66.1 years1974: 67.2 years1976: 68.2 years1978: 69.1 years1980: 69.9 years1982: 70.7 years1984: 71.5 years1986: 72.2 years1988: 72.8 years1990: 73.4 years1992: 73.9 years1994: 74.2 years1996: 74.6 years1998: 74.9 years2000: 75.3 years2002: 75.8 years2004: 76.5 years2006: 77.3 years2008: 78.3 years2010: 79.4 years2012: 80.5 years2014: 81.4 years2016: 82.1 years2018: 82.7 years2020: 80.4 years2022: 81.9 years2024: 82.5 years
Change over the period: +24.7 (+42.84%) Average annual rate: 0.56 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar

Qatar 82.5 years
World 73.5 years
Western Asia computed 75.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 82.5 +0.2 +0.19%
2023 82.4 +0.5 +0.62%
2022 81.9 +0.8 +0.95%
2021 81.1 +0.7 +0.84%
2020 80.4 −2.5 −3.06%
2019 82.9 +0.2 +0.28%
2018 82.7 +0.3 +0.31%
2017 82.5 +0.3 +0.38%
2016 82.1 +0.4 +0.44%
2015 81.8 +0.4 +0.48%
2014 81.4 +0.4 +0.52%
2013 81 +0.5 +0.59%
2012 80.5 +0.5 +0.63%
2011 80 +0.5 +0.69%
2010 79.4 +0.6 +0.77%
2009 78.8 +0.6 +0.73%
2008 78.3 +0.5 +0.67%
2007 77.7 +0.4 +0.54%
2006 77.3 +0.4 +0.54%
2005 76.9 +0.4 +0.56%
2004 76.5 +0.4 +0.51%
2003 76.1 +0.3 +0.44%
2002 75.8 +0.3 +0.37%
2001 75.5 +0.2 +0.31%
2000 75.3 +0.2 +0.27%
1999 75 +0.2 +0.24%
1998 74.9 +0.2 +0.21%
1997 74.7 +0.2 +0.21%
1996 74.6 +0.2 +0.21%
1995 74.4 +0.2 +0.21%
1994 74.2 +0.2 +0.23%
1993 74.1 +0.2 +0.26%
1992 73.9 +0.2 +0.3%
1991 73.7 +0.2 +0.34%
1990 73.4 +0.3 +0.37%
1989 73.1 +0.3 +0.41%
1988 72.8 +0.3 +0.44%
1987 72.5 +0.3 +0.47%
1986 72.2 +0.4 +0.49%
1985 71.8 +0.4 +0.51%
1984 71.5 +0.4 +0.53%
1983 71.1 +0.4 +0.54%
1982 70.7 +0.4 +0.56%
1981 70.3 +0.4 +0.57%
1980 69.9 +0.4 +0.59%
1979 69.5 +0.4 +0.61%
1978 69.1 +0.4 +0.65%
1977 68.6 +0.5 +0.69%
1976 68.2 +0.5 +0.73%
1975 67.7 +0.5 +0.77%
1974 67.2 +0.5 +0.8%
1973 66.6 +0.6 +0.85%
1972 66.1 +0.6 +0.89%
1971 65.5 +0.6 +0.93%
1970 64.9 +0.6 +1%
1969 64.2 +0.7 +1.05%
1968 63.6 +0.7 +1.1%
1967 62.9 +0.7 +1.15%
1966 62.2 +0.7 +1.19%
1965 61.4 +0.7 +1.22%
1964 60.7 +0.7 +1.23%
1963 60 +0.7 +1.24%
1962 59.2 +0.7 +1.24%
1961 58.5 +0.7 +1.26%
1960 57.8

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.