China vs Qatar: Mortality rate, under-5

China
5.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Qatar
5.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
China rank
149th
Qatar rank
147th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • China
  • Qatar
0255075100125196919962024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 5.9 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 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 149th and Qatar ranks 147th of 196 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 118 per 1,000 live births 70.3 per 1,000 live births 47.7 per 1,000 live births China
1970s 87.74 per 1,000 live births 50.09 per 1,000 live births 37.65 per 1,000 live births China
1980s 56.08 per 1,000 live births 29.04 per 1,000 live births 27.04 per 1,000 live births China
1990s 47.56 per 1,000 live births 16.19 per 1,000 live births 31.37 per 1,000 live births China
2000s 25.88 per 1,000 live births 10.73 per 1,000 live births 15.15 per 1,000 live births China
2010s 11.45 per 1,000 live births 7.9 per 1,000 live births 3.55 per 1,000 live births China
2020s 6.58 per 1,000 live births 6.1 per 1,000 live births 0.48 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, China or Qatar?
Qatar, at 5.9 per 1,000 live births against 5.7 per 1,000 live births in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 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?
China ranks 149th and Qatar ranks 147th of 196 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 (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 (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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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