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Under-five mortality rate — Qatar

Under-five mortality rate in Qatar in 2024 — 5.9 per 1,000. Ranked 49 in the world out of 196. Since 1969, the indicator has fallen by 91.6%.

2024 5.9 per 1,000 −1.67% vs 2023
World rank 49of 196
Period maximum 70.3 per 1,0001969
Period minimum 5.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1969–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Qatar, 1969–202402040608019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 70.3 per 1,0001970: 65.7 per 1,0001971: 61.4 per 1,0001972: 57.4 per 1,0001973: 53.8 per 1,0001974: 50.5 per 1,0001975: 47.4 per 1,0001976: 44.7 per 1,0001977: 42.2 per 1,0001978: 39.9 per 1,0001979: 37.9 per 1,0001980: 36.1 per 1,0001981: 34.4 per 1,0001982: 32.8 per 1,0001983: 31.3 per 1,0001984: 29.7 per 1,0001985: 28.2 per 1,0001986: 26.7 per 1,0001987: 25.2 per 1,0001988: 23.7 per 1,0001989: 22.3 per 1,0001990: 20.8 per 1,0001991: 19.5 per 1,0001992: 18.2 per 1,0001993: 17.1 per 1,0001994: 16.1 per 1,0001995: 15.3 per 1,0001996: 14.6 per 1,0001997: 14 per 1,0001998: 13.4 per 1,0001999: 12.9 per 1,0002000: 12.5 per 1,0002001: 12 per 1,0002002: 11.6 per 1,0002003: 11.2 per 1,0002004: 10.8 per 1,0002005: 10.4 per 1,0002006: 10.1 per 1,0002007: 9.8 per 1,0002008: 9.6 per 1,0002009: 9.3 per 1,0002010: 9.1 per 1,0002011: 8.9 per 1,0002012: 8.7 per 1,0002013: 8.4 per 1,0002014: 8.1 per 1,0002015: 7.8 per 1,0002016: 7.5 per 1,0002017: 7.1 per 1,0002018: 6.8 per 1,0002019: 6.6 per 1,0002020: 6.3 per 1,0002021: 6.2 per 1,0002022: 6.1 per 1,0002023: 6 per 1,0002024: 5.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −64.4 (−91.61%) Average annual rate: -4.41 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Qatar 5.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Middle East & North Africa 36.4 per 1,000
Western Asia computed 16 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 5.9 −0.1 −1.67%
2023 6 −0.1 −1.64%
2022 6.1 −0.1 −1.61%
2021 6.2 −0.1 −1.59%
2020 6.3 −0.3 −4.55%
2019 6.6 −0.2 −2.94%
2018 6.8 −0.3 −4.23%
2017 7.1 −0.4 −5.33%
2016 7.5 −0.3 −3.85%
2015 7.8 −0.3 −3.7%
2014 8.1 −0.3 −3.57%
2013 8.4 −0.3 −3.45%
2012 8.7 −0.2 −2.25%
2011 8.9 −0.2 −2.2%
2010 9.1 −0.2 −2.15%
2009 9.3 −0.3 −3.12%
2008 9.6 −0.2 −2.04%
2007 9.8 −0.3 −2.97%
2006 10.1 −0.3 −2.88%
2005 10.4 −0.4 −3.7%
2004 10.8 −0.4 −3.57%
2003 11.2 −0.4 −3.45%
2002 11.6 −0.4 −3.33%
2001 12 −0.5 −4%
2000 12.5 −0.4 −3.1%
1999 12.9 −0.5 −3.73%
1998 13.4 −0.6 −4.29%
1997 14 −0.6 −4.11%
1996 14.6 −0.7 −4.58%
1995 15.3 −0.8 −4.97%
1994 16.1 −1 −5.85%
1993 17.1 −1.1 −6.04%
1992 18.2 −1.3 −6.67%
1991 19.5 −1.3 −6.25%
1990 20.8 −1.5 −6.73%
1989 22.3 −1.4 −5.91%
1988 23.7 −1.5 −5.95%
1987 25.2 −1.5 −5.62%
1986 26.7 −1.5 −5.32%
1985 28.2 −1.5 −5.05%
1984 29.7 −1.6 −5.11%
1983 31.3 −1.5 −4.57%
1982 32.8 −1.6 −4.65%
1981 34.4 −1.7 −4.71%
1980 36.1 −1.8 −4.75%
1979 37.9 −2 −5.01%
1978 39.9 −2.3 −5.45%
1977 42.2 −2.5 −5.59%
1976 44.7 −2.7 −5.7%
1975 47.4 −3.1 −6.14%
1974 50.5 −3.3 −6.13%
1973 53.8 −3.6 −6.27%
1972 57.4 −4 −6.51%
1971 61.4 −4.3 −6.54%
1970 65.7 −4.6 −6.54%
1969 70.3 — —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IL Israel 3.3 AE United Arab Emirates 4.8 CY Cyprus 5 QA Qatar 5.9 SA Saudi Arabia 6 KW Kuwait 8.1 GE Georgia 8.6 BH Bahrain 8.8 AM Armenia 9.6 TR Türkiye 9.6 OM Oman 10.3 JO Jordan 12.9 LB Lebanon 17.6 AZ Azerbaijan 17.9 SY Syria 18.4 IQ Iraq 21.8 PS Palestine 37.9 YE Yemen 38.1
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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