Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Child mortality rate by sex
Qatar
0.5519 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.5714 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Qatar rank
150th
Saudi Arabia rank
147th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5519 deaths per 100 live births in Qatar, a difference of 0.0195 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.31 deaths per 100 live births | 12.21 deaths per 100 live births | 7.89 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | 6.46 deaths per 100 live births | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.9932 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6086 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.7351 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9003 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1652 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0468 deaths per 100 live births | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5714 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5519 deaths per 100 live births in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0195 deaths per 100 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Qatar ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 147th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .