Qatar vs United States: Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Qatar
0.5885 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United States
0.6472 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Qatar rank
149th
United States rank
145th
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Qatar
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births in Qatar, a difference of 0.0587 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes United States'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 149th and United States ranks 145th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | 4.62 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 1970s | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 1980s | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9745 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6443 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7981 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2748 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6835 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1053 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.6085 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6473 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0388 deaths per 100 live births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index, Qatar or United States?
- United States, at 0.6472 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5885 deaths per 100 live births in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index between Qatar and United States?
- 0.0587 deaths per 100 live births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and United States rank globally for child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index?
- Qatar ranks 149th and United States ranks 145th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .