Qatar vs United States of America: Child mortality by sex
Qatar
0.6238 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States of America
0.7012 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Qatar rank
148th
United States of America rank
145th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Qatar
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6238 deaths per 100 live births in Qatar, a difference of 0.0774 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.48 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 4.78 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 1970s | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 1980s | 3.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6668 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8765 deaths per 100 live births | 0.272 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.8396 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7464 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0932 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.6436 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7017 deaths per 100 live births | 0.058 deaths per 100 live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Qatar or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.7012 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6238 deaths per 100 live births in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Qatar and United States of America?
- 0.0774 deaths per 100 live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States of America?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and United States of America rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Qatar ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .