Qatar vs United States: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Qatar
5.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United States
6.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Qatar rank
148th
United States rank
145th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Qatar
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6.5 per 1,000 live births against 5.9 per 1,000 live births in Qatar, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 148th and United States ranks 145th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.3 per 1,000 live births | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 1970s | 50.09 per 1,000 live births | 19.32 per 1,000 live births | 30.77 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 1980s | 29.04 per 1,000 live births | 13.04 per 1,000 live births | 16 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 1990s | 16.19 per 1,000 live births | 9.74 per 1,000 live births | 6.45 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2000s | 10.73 per 1,000 live births | 7.98 per 1,000 live births | 2.75 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2010s | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 6.83 per 1,000 live births | 1.07 per 1,000 live births | Qatar |
| 2020s | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 0.4 per 1,000 live births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Qatar or United States?
- United States, at 6.5 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 United States?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and United States rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Qatar ranks 148th and United States ranks 145th 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 (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.