What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between China and Qatar?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Qatar?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Qatar: Mortality rate, under-5, male

China

6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Qatar

6.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

China rank

151st

Qatar rank

148th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

China
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 6.2 per 1,000 live births against 6 per 1,000 live births in China, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.

China ranks 151st and Qatar ranks 148th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	121.2 per 1,000 live births	74.8 per 1,000 live births	46.4 per 1,000 live births	China
1970s	90.65 per 1,000 live births	53.65 per 1,000 live births	37 per 1,000 live births	China
1980s	58.48 per 1,000 live births	31.34 per 1,000 live births	27.14 per 1,000 live births	China
1990s	49.81 per 1,000 live births	17.41 per 1,000 live births	32.4 per 1,000 live births	China
2000s	27.34 per 1,000 live births	11.49 per 1,000 live births	15.85 per 1,000 live births	China
2010s	12.1 per 1,000 live births	8.39 per 1,000 live births	3.71 per 1,000 live births	China
2020s	6.92 per 1,000 live births	6.42 per 1,000 live births	0.5 per 1,000 live births	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, China or Qatar?: Qatar, at 6.2 per 1,000 live births against 6 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between China and Qatar?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Qatar?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do China and Qatar rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?: China ranks 151st and Qatar ranks 148th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.