Middle income vs Qatar: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Middle income
72.87 years
in 2024
Qatar
82.52 years
in 2024
Middle income rank
24th
Qatar rank
27th

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

  • Middle income
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 82.52 years against 72.87 years in Middle income, a difference of 9.65 years.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 50.32 years 61.05 years 10.73 years Qatar
1970s 56.48 years 67.33 years 10.85 years Qatar
1980s 61.45 years 71.6 years 10.15 years Qatar
1990s 64.75 years 74.28 years 9.54 years Qatar
2000s 67.95 years 76.82 years 8.87 years Qatar
2010s 71.01 years 81.44 years 10.42 years Qatar
2020s 72 years 81.65 years 9.65 years Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Middle income or Qatar?
Qatar, at 82.52 years against 72.87 years in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Middle income and Qatar?
9.65 years, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Qatar?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle income and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Middle income ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.