Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rate, under-5
Qatar
5.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Qatar rank
147th
Saudi Arabia rank
146th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Qatar, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 147th and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th of 196 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.73 per 1,000 live births | 127.51 per 1,000 live births | 80.79 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 29.04 per 1,000 live births | 68.66 per 1,000 live births | 39.62 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 16.19 per 1,000 live births | 32.36 per 1,000 live births | 16.17 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 10.73 per 1,000 live births | 17.04 per 1,000 live births | 6.31 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 9.43 per 1,000 live births | 1.53 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 6.44 per 1,000 live births | 0.34 per 1,000 live births | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Qatar ranks 147th and Saudi Arabia ranks 146th 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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About this data
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.