Qatar vs Sri Lanka: Infant mortality rate by sex
Qatar
0.4561 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.4591 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Qatar rank
150th
Sri Lanka rank
149th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Qatar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births in Qatar, a difference of 0.003 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8118 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 1970s | 3.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2609 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0012 deaths per 100 live births | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2185 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.8266 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2808 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6084 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6753 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0669 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4725 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4924 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0199 deaths per 100 live births | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Qatar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.4591 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4561 deaths per 100 live births in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Qatar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.003 deaths per 100 live births, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sri Lanka?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Sri Lanka rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Qatar ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th 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 Infant 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 one year, per 100 live births .